I’ve heard about unit test. They seems to be extremely important for a crypto application, but for a web app? Do I really need them?

mimoo: Hey I’m beginning with Rails, should I worry about unit test yet?
eladmeidar: tests are always important, in fact, it’s more important than anything else
mimoo: it seems so boring though
fowlduck: don’t bother with tests if you don’t want to
fowlduck: remember to be conscious of frustration in pain while you develop, though, and try to figure out ways to avoid it later
fowlduck: you will almost certainly eventually feel frustration due to lack of tests
fowlduck: but wait until you feel it, if you want to
fowlduck: it’s a good pain to feel. you don’t quickly forget it
fowlduck: I like grapes
eladmeidar: i like grapes too

(extracts from #RubyOnRails on freenode)