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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C and not Rust by jkafjanvnfaf on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @02:22AM (#45588704)
It's new because it makes no sense.

There already is an implicit "branch" on every array access in C, it's called an access violation.

Do they test for a segfault on every single array access in the code base? No? Then they don't really have 100% branch coverage, do they?

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Re:Why Is SQLite Coded in C and not Rust by prein on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @11:09AM (#45593801)
Take a look at their description of how SQLite is tested: https://www.sqlite.org/testing.html

I think a lot of projects that claim to have 100% coverage are overselling their testing, but SQLite is in another category of thoroughness entirely.

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