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A comment on Kent Beck: “I get paid for code that works, not for tests” (2013). Parent comment

Re:Kent Beck: “I get paid for code that works, not for tests... by ryandrake on Thursday December 08, 2016 @12:08PM (#13131889)
Please see my other reply. I was addressing "unconnected software" not "software without attack surfaces". I agree that security is a concern with all software.
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Re:Kent Beck: “I get paid for code that works, not for tests... by boomlinde on Saturday December 10, 2016 @01:37PM (#13147099)
Well, in a sense, a device driver can usually be thought of as very connected to a highly sensitive part of a computer system. If something goes wrong in a driver it will have a negative effect on the whole (monolithic) kernel and the rest of the operating system.
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