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Re:Art students learn to critique the work of others. Engine... by proc0 on Monday May 10, 2021 @04:20PM (#27110426)
> Yes, in the sense that all engineering design errors are human error. This is why we have critiques.

I'll agree to disagree... this is the reason we have automated tests, not why we have critiques.

If you plot the quantity of human intervention in software development over time, I believe we will clearly see machines taking over in due time.

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Re:Art students learn to critique the work of others. Engine... by ironmagma on Monday May 10, 2021 @04:25PM (#27110483)
You need both. The kind and amount of wrong that a human can spot is very different from the kind and amount of wrong that automated tests pick up. Just like a guardrail isn't going to tell you you're going the wrong way on the highway, or that you got off at the wrong exit.
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