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It is sometimes hard to start implementing new feature (or fix a bug) by writing an unit test even for a very agile and experienced developer, that's for sure. But it pays off and it usually turns out to be the easiest and the most efficient way. Besides this, developers have to decide what to test. "You should test everything!" some of you may say, but what does it mean? Should I test all my JavaBeans (as Java is the language I mostly use I will give examples in this technology)? Should I test all my Data Access Objects? Should I test all toString(), equals(), hashCode(), etc. methods? Or maybe I should test only stuff where I "integrate" all those "low-level" components/classes? I'll try to answer the question of what level of abstraction should be tested by your unit tests and why some unit tests may be considered a waste in this post.