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Re:Remote code execution vulnerability in SQLite by mholt on Friday December 14, 2018 @06:21PM (#18685836)
This is exactly why I don't find code coverage tools useful. Now, a tool that can show what the tests assert against? THAT would be useful.
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Re:Remote code execution vulnerability in SQLite by haney on Friday December 14, 2018 @06:24PM (#18685855)
What you’re describing sounds very similar to “mutation” testing. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutation_testing
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Re:Remote code execution vulnerability in SQLite by nedbat on Saturday December 15, 2018 @11:23AM (#18688987)
That would be interesting. In what form would you express the result?
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