Re: random testing module

2002-10-27 Thread Nicholas Clark
On Sat, Oct 26, 2002 at 10:55:54AM -0500, _brian_d_foy wrote: > i don't think you should use Monte Carlo since you really aren't > sinmulating a system. Monte Carlo simulations pick sensible random > values from a defined frequency distribution and apply those to > part of a system. your module

Re: random testing module

2002-10-26 Thread _brian_d_foy
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Nicholas Clark <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So I'm proposing to use the name Test::MonteCarlo, as it's somewhat like a > Monte Carlo simulation. i don't think you should use Monte Carlo since you really aren't sinmulating a system. Monte Carlo simulations pick se

random testing module

2002-10-26 Thread Nicholas Clark
Schwern did a testing tutorial at YAPC::Europe, and the subject of random testing came up. The advantage of using random values for testing is that your input tickles bugs that you weren't aware of, rather than just the potential bugs you could think of, or people did find. The difficulty is that t