--- title: Why Developers Shouldn't Test Their Own Code | daily.dev description: Developers shouldn't be the ones testing their own code because they naturally protect their work rather than trying to break it. Using an analogy of a... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/why-developers-shouldn-t-test-their-own-code-rgjhihahk twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Why Developers Shouldn't Test Their Own Code | daily.dev og:description: Developers shouldn't be the ones testing their own code because they naturally protect their work rather than trying to break it. Using an analogy of a... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-developers-shouldn-t-test-their-own-code-rgjhihahk og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/RgJHiHaHK.png og:image:alt: Why Developers Shouldn't Test Their Own Code 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. # Why Developers Shouldn't Test Their Own Code **[The Serious CTO](https://daily.dev/sources/seriouscto)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Developers shouldn't be the ones testing their own code because they naturally protect their work rather than trying to break it. Using an analogy of a mechanic versus a race car driver, the argument is that a dedicated QA resource is needed to push features to their limits, since developers' instincts are to preserve rather than stress-test their code. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [How Coding with QA in Mind Has Made Me a Better Developer](https://daily.dev/posts/how-coding-with-qa-in-mind-has-made-me-a-better-developer-g9hgvoo1g) · Atomic Spin · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [Software quality is more than a testing problem](https://daily.dev/posts/software-quality-is-more-than-a-testing-problem-yobnrjmos) · Effective Software Leads · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [Software Testing Does Not Slow Teams Down. 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