# \#epistemology

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## [Philosophy of unit tests](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/philosophy-of-unit-tests/3182)

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**Author:** [@LewisHein](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/LewisHein)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2017, 8:09am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/philosophy-of-unit-tests/3182 "2017-05-21T08:09:06Z")

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Hi all, Here is a conundrum I have about unit testing for our brilliantly conceived Julia packages (and unit testing in general) Let us assume that I have invented an amazing algorithm to compute the meaning of life. A…