>He told us - when you get a project - don't ask how you'll code it - ask how you'll test it.

EXACTLY!
We have a staging system to test on, and then MUST also test on production.

The client's network guy was surprised I made a big deal out of testing only with the last name "TESTRECORD"
According to the US census, there are some number of US citizens with the last name "Test"
and they have a hard time using some web sites...