<aside> 💡 Automated checks (such as unit tests, automated acceptance and integration tests, etc.) are commonly referred to as “tests”, but “checks” is a more appropriate term because unit “tests”, for example, check that code performs in a particular way.

“Testing” and “tests” are broader disciplines concerning fitness for purpose. The writing of automated checks can never replace the need for continuous testing of a product to find the things we don’t know about (checks only cover the things we already DO know about).

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