Re:Ask HN: Why the Linux Kernel doesn't have unit tests?
by adwn on Friday November 25, 2022 @01:51PM
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> Or creating smarter autocomplete algorithms.
Ah, the Sufficiently Smart IDE, companion to the Sufficiently Smart Compiler. Sure, go ahead and wait for the magic autocomplete algorithm that can deduce precise function signatures in a large Python or JavaScript code base.
Meanwhile, some of us have work to do, and we'll use the best tools at our disposal for managing non-trivial code written by many people across teams. And those tools include modern static type systems.
Ah, the Sufficiently Smart IDE, companion to the Sufficiently Smart Compiler. Sure, go ahead and wait for the magic autocomplete algorithm that can deduce precise function signatures in a large Python or JavaScript code base.
Meanwhile, some of us have work to do, and we'll use the best tools at our disposal for managing non-trivial code written by many people across teams. And those tools include modern static type systems.