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* [Intro](intro)
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* [Disclaimer](disclaimer)
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* Programming
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* Before you start writing code...
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* [Spec First, Then Code](spec-first)
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* [Write Steps as Comments](steps-as-comments)
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* [Gherkin Is Your Friend to Understand Expectations](gherkin)
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* Testing Software
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* [Unit Tests Are Good, Integration Tests Are Gooder](integration-tests)
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* [Testing Every Function Creates Dead Code](tests-dead-code)
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* [Tests Make Better APIs](tests-apis)
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* [Make Tests That You Know How To Run On The Command Line](tests-in-the-command-line)
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* [Good Languages Come With Tests](languages-tests)
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* Documentating your code
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* [Documentation Is A Love Letter To Your Future Self](document-it)
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* [The Function Documentation Is Its Contract](document-is-contract)
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* [If A Function Description Includes An "And", It's Wrong](document-and)
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* [Good Languages Come With Integrated Documentation](languages-docs)
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* Writing code
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* [Be Ready To Throw Your Code Away](throw-away)
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* [Future Thinking Is Future Trashing](future-trashing)
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* [Don't Use Booleans As Parameters](boolean-parameters)
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* [Beware of Interface Changes](interface-changes)
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