Path: csiph.com!x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder1.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder.erje.net!usenet.ukfsn.org!not-for-mail From: Martin Gregorie Newsgroups: comp.lang.java.programmer Subject: Re: Space probes was Re: in praise of type checking Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:04:18 +0000 (UTC) Organization: UK Free Software Network Lines: 20 Message-ID: References: <7sudncbWtOTsrQjTnZ2dnUVZ876dnZ2d@telenor.com> NNTP-Posting-Host: 84.45.235.129 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: localhost.localdomain 1318449858 3994 84.45.235.129 (12 Oct 2011 20:04:18 GMT) X-Complaints-To: usenet@localhost.localdomain NNTP-Posting-Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2011 20:04:18 +0000 (UTC) User-Agent: Pan/0.135 (Tomorrow I'll Wake Up and Scald Myself with Tea; GIT 30dc37b master) Xref: x330-a1.tempe.blueboxinc.net comp.lang.java.programmer:8738 On Wed, 12 Oct 2011 01:15:13 -0500, Leif Roar Moldskred wrote: > Tom Anderson 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. -- martin@ | Martin Gregorie gregorie. | Essex, UK org |