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On Mon, Jul 25, 2016 at 1:20 PM, Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> wrote:
>> so ultimately, it all comes down to testing anyway.
>
> All??
>
> There is a famous quote by Dijkstra:
> =C2=ABTesting shows the presence, not the absence of bugs=C2=BB
>
> Or if you prefer things of a more =E2=80=98practical=E2=80=99 (so-called_=
 nature:
> http://www.testingexcellence.com/reasons-automated-tests-fail-to-find-reg=
ression-bugs/

If testing won't find the bugs, what will? By "testing", I don't just
mean automated tests, although of course that's one of the most
efficient ways. Dogfooding is an important part of testing too.

ChrisA