Automated tests help us write code faster.Unit tests immediately tell us when we break something.Integration tests calm us down, reducing the fear of shipping a failure to a user.But who are ���us���?Programmers.What about our employers?How do automated tests help them?Automated tests protect their investments.

Every change we make to a codebase costs our employer money.Whether they pay us monthly or per line of code, the bottom line is the same:...