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> Random example is that the Linux kernel didn't have much tests (I think these days there is more testing). As the author of many of Linux’s x86 tests: many o
by amluto 2y ago
> Random example is that the Linux kernel didn't have much tests (I think these days there is more testing).
As the author of many of Linux’s x86 tests: many of those tests would fail on old kernels, and a decent number of those failures are related to very severe bugs. Linux has worked well for many years, but working well didn’t mean it wasn’t buggy.
- YZF 2y agoAs was said in another comment, tests don't prove the lack of bugs. There is no software of enough complexity without bugs. Working is something ;) Lots of software barely does that and there is certainly plenty of software with tests that doesn't meet the no-test Linux quality bar. That said, tests certainly have their place in the world of software quality, so thanks for your work!