Am I Testing This Code Or Is It Testing Me?

Code quality Existential crisis Unit testing Programming psychology Software bugs Test driven development Kermit

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Am I Testing This Code Or Is It Testing Me?

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That existential moment when you've spent hours debugging and suddenly question your own sanity. The code isn't just refusing to work—it's actively gaslighting you. "It worked yesterday!" you whisper to yourself as your reflection in the monitor judges you silently. Meanwhile, your program sits there, smug as Kermit, watching your mental breakdown through the rain-streaked window of your diminishing career prospects. The real unit test was your patience all along.

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