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nsajko
on Dec 4, 2018
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NULL: The worst mistake of computer science? (2015...
But why was the scenario not tested before production? Should that not be the case anyway?
cultus
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You can never guarantee you really have 100% test coverage in all scenarios in complex software.
pjc50
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Indeed. It gets asymptotically more expensive. Whereas a typechecker is a system of tests that's able to "cover" 100% of the code.
empath75
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Itβs cute that you think tests find all problems.
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