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Re:Is the development of automated tests a waste of time for... by richcollins on Thursday June 14, 2007 @01:49PM (#28146)
I meant reading it as you (re)write it.
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Re:Is the development of automated tests a waste of time for... by cwilbur on Friday June 15, 2007 @11:46AM (#28369)
Even then! I've seen programmers read the code, get it wrong, and rewrite it in a way that introduces bugs. Hell, I've been that programmer. It's clear, it's readable, it's concise, and it's wrong.

Readability and correctness are orthogonal concepts.

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