--- title: Going from 0 to 1: How to write better unit tests when... description: The post discusses the importance of well-architected tests and provides tips for improving test architecture. canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/going-from-0-to-1-how-to-write-better-unit-tests-when-there-are-none-x2somjvhl twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Going from 0 to 1: How to write better unit tests when there are none | daily.dev og:description: The post discusses the importance of well-architected tests and provides tips for improving test architecture. og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/going-from-0-to-1-how-to-write-better-unit-tests-when-there-are-none-x2somjvhl og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/x2SOMJvHl.png og:image:alt: Going from 0 to 1: How to write better unit tests when there are none og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Going from 0 to 1: How to write better unit tests when there are none **[Graphite.dev](https://daily.dev/sources/graphitedev)** · 9 min read · 11 upvotes · 1 comments ## Summary The post discusses the importance of well-architected tests and provides tips for improving test architecture. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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