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Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking

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From Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid>
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Subject Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking
Date Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:04:18 +0000 (UTC)
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On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:15:13 -0500, Leif Roar Moldskred wrote:

> Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> wrote:
>>
>> - Ariane 5 and exception handling, data typing, scope creep, and unit
>> testing
> 
> The Ariane 5 incident doesn't tell us anything about exception handling,
> data typing, scope creep or unit testing. Neither of those were the
> culprit. It _does_ tell us a few things about requirements /
> specification (mis-)management.
>
True enough, but it speaks volumes about skimping on integration testing 
and not bothering to test edge conditions.


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in praise of type checking Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-10-05 23:33 -0700
  Re: in praise of type checking Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-06 06:43 -0700
    Re: in praise of type checking Daniel Pitts <newsgroup.nospam@virtualinfinity.net> - 2011-10-06 09:52 -0700
    Re: in praise of type checking Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-10-07 12:43 -0700
      Re: in praise of type checking Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-10-07 14:57 -0700
      Re: in praise of type checking Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-10-07 20:18 -0400
  Re: in praise of type checking Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-06 22:31 +0200
    Re: in praise of type checking Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-10-07 12:36 -0700
      Re: in praise of type checking Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-08 16:05 +0200
        Re: in praise of type checking Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-08 09:35 -0700
          Re: in praise of type checking Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-11 07:48 +0200
            Re: in praise of type checking Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-10-11 13:04 -0700
            Re: in praise of type checking Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-10-11 17:52 -0300
              Re: in praise of type checking Patricia Shanahan <pats@acm.org> - 2011-10-12 01:49 +0100
                Re: in praise of type checking Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-10-11 19:12 -0700
            Re: in praise of type checking Lew <lewbloch@gmail.com> - 2011-10-11 19:10 -0700
  Re: in praise of type checking Eric Sosman <esosman@ieee-dot-org.invalid> - 2011-10-06 20:29 -0400
    Re: in praise of type checking Robert Klemme <shortcutter@googlemail.com> - 2011-10-06 23:56 -0700
      Re: in praise of type checking Gunter Herrmann <notformail0106@earthlink.net> - 2011-10-07 13:57 -0400
  Re: in praise of type checking Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-10-07 07:19 -0300
    Re: in praise of type checking Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2011-10-07 12:39 -0700
      Re: in praise of type checking Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-10-07 15:03 -0700
        Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-10-11 19:26 +0100
          Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2011-10-12 01:15 -0500
            Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking Travers Naran <tnaran@gmail.com> - 2011-10-12 07:23 -0700
            Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-10-12 20:04 +0000
            Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-10-12 13:53 -0700
              Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2011-10-12 16:55 -0500
                Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking Gene Wirchenko <genew@ocis.net> - 2011-10-12 15:02 -0700
                Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking Leif Roar Moldskred <leifm@dimnakorr.com> - 2011-10-13 00:08 -0500
                Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking Arved Sandstrom <asandstrom3minus1@eastlink.ca> - 2011-10-13 07:48 -0300
                Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking "John B. Matthews" <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2011-10-14 07:09 -0400
                Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2011-10-12 22:03 +0000
            Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking Tom Anderson <twic@urchin.earth.li> - 2011-10-14 14:14 +0100
  Re: in praise of type checking RedGrittyBrick <RedGrittyBrick@spamweary.invalid> - 2011-10-07 11:50 +0100
    Re: in praise of [loosey goosey] type checking) RedGrittyBrick <RedGrittyBrick@spamweary.invalid> - 2011-10-07 12:20 +0100
  Re: in praise of type checking Andreas Leitgeb <avl@gamma.logic.tuwien.ac.at> - 2011-10-07 14:00 +0000

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