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The 4 Layers of Testing Every R Package Needs

· Jakub Sobolewski · July 9, 2025, 5:49 p.m.

Testing unit testing software development code-coverage

Summary

This blog post outlines the four essential layers of testing that R packages should include for robustness: unit tests, acceptance tests, code coverage, and mutation testing.

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