--- title: To test, or not to Test? Part 4 – Make it easy to test... description: A developer with 35 years of experience shares why making local testing easy can reduce the need for automated tests. By running the entire backend stack in a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/to-test-or-not-to-test-part-4-make-it-easy-to-test-locally-ij4em3xn7 twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: To test, or not to Test? Part 4 – Make it easy to test locally | daily.dev og:description: A developer with 35 years of experience shares why making local testing easy can reduce the need for automated tests. By running the entire backend stack in a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/to-test-or-not-to-test-part-4-make-it-easy-to-test-locally-ij4em3xn7 og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/ij4Em3XN7.png og:image:alt: To test, or not to Test? 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