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| From | Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.python |
| Subject | Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation |
| Date | 2014-02-06 03:08 +0000 |
| Organization | A noiseless patient Spider |
| Message-ID | <lcuubf$m2$1@dont-email.me> (permalink) |
| References | <f63f079f-da05-4f09-ad01-4b764ef16d7f@googlegroups.com> |
On Wed, 05 Feb 2014 19:02:09 -0800, msustik wrote: > My changes were elsewhere and I did not notice the above one line > change when I looked at the diffs before commit. I should have noticed > it... > > It was rare that a was 1 and therefore the problem did not show up for > a while. (I know I should have had tests exercising all cases...) > > When the bug showed up, it was kind of difficult to remember what was > the original intent. Fortunately, looking at old versions allowed me > to find the problem commit and the bug. > > Any suggestion on how to avoid this type of error in the future? I think you just mentioned the best suggestions: (a) have a good collection of unit tests (where "good" means data and branch coverage), and (b) look carefully, or have someone else look carefully, at every commit. Dan
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how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation msustik@gmail.com - 2014-02-05 19:02 -0800
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Dan Sommers <dan@tombstonezero.net> - 2014-02-06 03:08 +0000
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 15:47 +1100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Asaf Las <roegltd@gmail.com> - 2014-02-05 21:23 -0800
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2014-02-06 03:09 -0500
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Grant Edwards <invalid@invalid.invalid> - 2014-02-06 14:49 +0000
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation msustik@gmail.com - 2014-02-06 10:51 -0800
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Roel Schroeven <roel@roelschroeven.net> - 2014-02-06 21:29 +0100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation msustik@gmail.com - 2014-02-06 17:20 -0800
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-07 12:57 +1100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Roel Schroeven <roel@roelschroeven.net> - 2014-02-07 23:08 +0100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Jurko Gospodnetić <jurko.gospodnetic@pke.hr> - 2014-02-08 12:11 +0100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 15:36 -0500
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-02-06 13:32 -0800
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 17:09 -0500
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-07 09:30 +1100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Asaf Las <roegltd@gmail.com> - 2014-02-06 15:01 -0800
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-02-07 11:08 +1100
Re: how to reduce bugs due to incorrect indentation Roel Schroeven <roel@roelschroeven.net> - 2014-02-07 23:06 +0100
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