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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C? (2017) by sidlls on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @11:44AM (#16585561)
That level of test coverage isn't as meaningful as people think. I'd bet that a significant fraction (> 10%) of those tests are redundant or cost more (in terms of maintenance, for one example) than the value they provide.
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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C? (2017) by Sir_Cmpwn on Wednesday March 14, 2018 @11:51AM (#16585615)
I think you should read the full write-up on sqlite testing:

https://www.sqlite.org/testing.html

There's no question that sqlite is one of the most well understood and reliable codebases in the world.

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