Testing Our Way to a Better Developer Experience

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Examines UI testing strategies for React apps with an eye on developer experience, focusing on how tests (unit, integration, end-to-end) can provide fast, useful feedback, clarify failures, and serve as documentation. Looks at trade-offs where tests slow development or add maintenance cost, and outlines approaches that make tests faster to run, easier to debug, and more helpful for coding with confidence.

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