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Does your boss understand the concept of tests? Removing unit tests because they're "making things break" is like removing your smoke alarm because it's "making annoying noises."

To stretch the analogy, it's only a matter of time before the building burns down. If you can't come to a common understanding about this, you need to leave the building ASAP. Find another job.

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