Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string

Subject	Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string
Newsgroups	comp.arch.embedded
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From	Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk>
Message-ID	<zXPpD.253058$9v.28055@fx28.am4> (permalink)
Organization	virginmedia.com
Date	2018-09-23 18:20 +0100

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On 23/09/18 16:56, julio@diegidio.name wrote:
> On Sunday, 23 September 2018 17:49:17 UTC+2, Tom Gardner  wrote:
>> On 23/09/18 16:41, julio@diegidio.name wrote:
>>> On Sunday, 23 September 2018 17:06:44 UTC+2, Tom Gardner  wrote:
>>>
>>>> It is hard enough to get developers to write tests that
>>>> adequately test "happy days" (?daze?) normal operation.
>>>> Getting them to develop good tests for fault conditions
>>>> is more difficult.
>>>
>>> And beside the point anyway, while a (good) spec is supposed to cover all
>>> relevant cases to begin with: replied the developer.
>>
>> Good luck getting the customer to specify all the relevant
>> fault conditions!
> 
> That's just not the customer's job! It's rather called (good) analysis:
> replied again the developer, though conscious of the decades of relentless
> demolition campaigns of analysis to begin with... i.e. of the very premise
> for doing any job properly (and for taking responsibility for results).

Ah. Someone that hasn't experienced the religious
varieties of XP/Agile methodology!

There the customer is king, and they define what's
"good enough" even when they can't understand the
consequences and won't take responsibility :(

Apart from the religious zealots, is /anyone/ surprised
that XP/Agile has some disadvantages?


>> I've seen too many bad and inadequate tests.
> 
> If that's your main problem, you haven't seen nearly enough...

Main technical problem in uninteresting jobs :)


> 
> HTH (and EOD),
> 
> Julio
>

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arm-gcc: pointer to constant string pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2018-09-14 09:50 +0200
  Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-14 11:18 +0200
    Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string pozz <pozzugno@gmail.com> - 2018-09-14 13:05 +0200
      Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-14 13:25 +0200
  Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Nils M Holm <nmh@ananda.local> - 2018-09-14 09:47 +0000
    Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-14 12:26 +0200
      Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Stef <stef33d@yahooI-N-V-A-L-I-D.com.invalid> - 2018-09-14 14:52 +0200
        Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-14 16:04 +0200
          Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-14 15:48 +0100
            Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-14 17:02 +0200
              Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-14 18:45 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-14 20:37 +0200
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-14 20:51 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-15 16:24 +0200
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-15 17:28 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2018-09-16 13:58 +1000
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-16 08:42 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-16 08:47 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2018-09-16 20:18 +1000
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-16 12:25 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2018-09-16 22:22 +1000
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-16 15:00 +0200
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-16 14:33 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-16 22:06 +0200
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-16 21:42 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2018-09-17 21:24 -0500
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-18 08:49 +0200
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2018-09-21 22:15 -0500
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-22 11:53 +0200
                Testing (Was: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string) Jacob Sparre Andersen <jacob@jacob-sparre.dk> - 2018-09-22 12:16 +0200
                Re: Testing (Was: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string) David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-22 13:31 +0200
                Re: Testing (Was: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string) Clifford Heath <no.spam@please.net> - 2018-09-23 09:26 +1000
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Niklas Holsti <niklas.holsti@tidorum.invalid> - 2018-09-22 20:06 +0300
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-23 14:39 +0200
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2018-09-22 13:50 -0500
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-23 15:21 +0200
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-23 16:06 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string julio@diegidio.name - 2018-09-23 08:41 -0700
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-23 16:49 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string julio@diegidio.name - 2018-09-23 08:56 -0700
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-23 18:20 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string julio@diegidio.name - 2018-09-23 12:05 -0700
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-23 20:50 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2018-09-23 12:04 -0500
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-23 18:27 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-23 19:37 +0200
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Jacob Sparre Andersen <jacob@jacob-sparre.dk> - 2018-09-24 12:53 +0200
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-24 13:49 +0200
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2018-09-28 20:17 -0500
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tom Gardner <spamjunk@blueyonder.co.uk> - 2018-09-18 08:32 +0100
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-18 10:02 +0200
                Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Les Cargill <lcargill99@comcast.com> - 2018-09-21 22:17 -0500
          Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Stef <stef33d@yahooI-N-V-A-L-I-D.com.invalid> - 2018-09-14 18:30 +0200
            Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-14 20:46 +0200
      Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Stefan Reuther <stefan.news@arcor.de> - 2018-09-14 19:57 +0200
        Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-14 20:56 +0200
          Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Stefan Reuther <stefan.news@arcor.de> - 2018-09-15 18:32 +0200
            Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-16 15:06 +0200
      Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Richard Damon <Richard@Damon-Family.org> - 2018-09-14 19:59 -0400
        Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no> - 2018-09-15 16:25 +0200
  Re: arm-gcc: pointer to constant string Tauno Voipio <tauno.voipio@notused.fi.invalid> - 2018-09-14 13:49 +0300

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