[hnben]

> Even if such integration tests would be possible, there would have to be so many of them that it would make maintaining and running the entire test suite practically unbearable. The reason we're able and should test all code paths is precisely because unit tests are much quicker to write and run. They're short, don't require complex setup, and can run independenly from every other unit.

I think having a good architecture plays a big role here.