Ian Collins <ian-n...@hotmail.com> writes: > On 09/30/10 05:57 PM, RG wrote: >> >> I'm not saying one should not use compile-time tools, only that one >> should not rely on them. "Compiling without errors" is not -- and >> cannot ever be -- be a synonym for "bug-free." > > We is why wee all have run time tools called unit tests, don't we?
But you have to know a lot about the language to know that there's a problem. You cannot sensibly test your max function on every combination of (even int) input which it's designed for (and, of course, it works for those). -- Online waterways route planner | http://canalplan.eu Plan trips, see photos, check facilities | http://canalplan.org.uk -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
