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Re:Going Dark, and the era of law enforcement hacking by remus on Saturday August 15, 2026 @02:38AM (#49308279)
Same as usual: add tests. Over time the test suite becomes the spec that describes how the software should function. As the test suite grows you squeeze out room for undefined behaviour and bugs.
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Re:Going Dark, and the era of law enforcement hacking by coldtea on Saturday August 15, 2026 @08:45AM (#49310116)
>Same as usual: add tests. Over time the test suite becomes the spec that describes how the software should function.

That covers functionality - it doesn't catch the kind of bugs talked about in TFA.

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