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Re:Rust Weird Expressions by kazinator on Wednesday May 19, 2021 @05:19PM (#27214600)
Erratum: testing, of course, exercises every layer you depend on, whereas proof methods typically assume that the things below conform to their contracts. That is where proofs are weak. A proof will show that your code is correct; a test will reveal a compiler bug, CPU bug, faulty RAM, ...
Re:Rust Weird Expressions by orneryostrich on Thursday May 20, 2021 @10:12AM (#27221317)
Oh! This erratum is the point I’ve been trying to get across. It sounds like we agree on this?