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Comment by BurningFrog

6 years ago

To me, unit tests replaces almost all I got from type safety. And that's just a side effect even!

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NieDzejkob  6 years ago

Tests can only prove the presence of bugs, not their absence.

  • BurningFrog  6 years ago

    That's also true of type safety, and every other technique...

    • NieDzejkob  6 years ago

      Not if you take into account the bug classes the technique intends to eliminate.

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