Have you heard the tale of the Untested Code? A mythical beast that haunts the dreams of developers, causing chaos in its wake.

Legend speaks of a time when a desperate coder, pressed by looming deadlines, dared to push code to production without the sacred rites of writing tests.

The code, against all odds, worked. A miracle! Or was it?

As days turned to weeks, the true nature of this unholy creation revealed itself. What was once a simple function became a labyrinth of mystery, its inner workings lost to time and hasty commits.

The Untested Code grew in power, feeding on the fear and reverence of junior developers. None dared to challenge its authority, for who could predict the consequences of altering such an enigma?

But as with all legends, a hero must rise.

In the darkest hour, when the Untested Code finally faltered, a brave warrior emerged from the ranks of the engineering team. Armed with nothing but a debugger and unwavering determination, this champion ventured into the depths of the codebase.

Days turned to nights as our hero battled through spaghetti logic and cryptic variable names. Lesser devs would have faltered, but not our intrepid debugger.

Finally, victorious, the warrior emerged, bearing the fruits of their labor: a barely working, severely patched version of the function still unaccompanied by the tests. That was all the warrior could muster in these trying times. Saved the day, but lost the war.

And so, the Legend of the Untested Code serves as a cautionary tale, whispered in standup meetings and code reviews: Write code, not legends

Remember, young developers: every piece of untested code is a potential legend in the making. Don’t let your quick fixes become the stuff of engineering nightmares.

Be the hero your codebase deserves. Write tests.