---
title: "Why you need TDD"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/why-you-need-tdd-mimyhgrl6
source_url: https://craftbettersoftware.com/p/why-you-need-tdd
type: article
source: "Substack"
published: 2024-05-12T16:23:00.445Z
updated: 2024-05-12T16:22:58.311Z
tags: ["testing", "tdd"]
reading_time: 4
upvotes: 27
comments: 1
language: en
---

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# Why you need TDD

**[Substack](https://daily.dev/sources/substack)** · 4 min read · 27 upvotes · 1 comments

## Summary

TDD is the fastest and safest way to write code and it helps manage complexity, minimizes debugging, and provides 100% code and behavior coverage. It is advocated by top engineers in the industry.

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**@davym242** · 0 upvotes

> Thanks to share this mindset

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