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Au contraire – the evidence of absence of bugs is that the code works. (i.e., to some degree, programs find their own bugs simply by being used.) Code that ha
by colanderman 13y ago
Au contraire – the evidence of absence of bugs is that the code works. (i.e., to some degree, programs find their own bugs simply by being used.)
Code that has been humming along issue-free is likely either simple, or well-written, and harbors few, if any, bugs. Otherwise, they would have evinced themselves by now.
- blueblob 13y agoI believe openSSL has been humming along issue free for quite a while before a somewhat famous bug popped up for some anecdotal evidence at a refutation.