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That's a beneficial side effect, not the purpose of having tests.

It's like saying the purpose of eating is to fill your senses with wonderful flavours and texture. No, that's a beneficial side effect: the purpose of eating is to prevent death from starvation.



Indeed. You could write the documentation in Word instead, but when the "herbs and spices" come for free...




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