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> ncmncm 1 hour ago | parent | context | flag | on: Don't trust comments "Trust, but verify" is a semantically null expression that appears to have filtered
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ncmncm 1 hour ago | parent | context | flag | on: Don't trust comments
"Trust, but verify" is a semantically null expression that appears to have filtered out of the Soviet Union during arms reduction negotiations, and eagerly taken up by Reagan administration appointees.
In a modern context it means, look for errors but not deception. It's how I approach code review.