Arguably writing tests is the analog of reading prose aloud. It forces you to think through cases as a user of your code and often helps catch bugs as a side ef

Arguably writing tests is the analog of reading prose aloud. It forces you to think through cases as a user of your code and often helps catch bugs as a side effect of your thinking than the test result. Or perhaps a closer analog is the rubber duck where being forced to explain your problem leads to thinking more clearly about it and solving it.