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title: 'Use test files to describe your thoughts about a specific feature — in full — before starting implementation'
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created_at: 2021-10-22T12:30:33+00:00
slug: use-test-files-to-describe-your-thoughts-about-a-specific-feature-in-full-before-starting-implementation
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Testing Tip: use a test class or spec file as a place to gather all of your thoughts about how a particular feature should behave. Then, write each as a pending test.

Here's an example from our upcoming "Feed" section.