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Every developer needs to test their own code or have it tested by someone else. Many developers aren't great at testing their own work. The main reason is that we tend to test only the happy path" through the functionality that we wrote. We often avoid testing the boundaries of our code, such as invalid inputs, exceptions that might occur, etc. One way to become a better tester is to start writing unit tests. Although it takes more time up-front to write unit tests, it saves a ton of time if you have to regress test changes to existing features.

Every developer needs to test their code, or have it tested by someone. I don't know about you, but I am horrible at testing my own code. Does this mean that I do not need to test my code? Heck, no! It is always best if you do not rely on your end user to test your code. This can end up with a very frustrated user, and your user can lose faith in your ability to get their project done.