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Comment by otterley

6 hours ago

Would formal validation of these algorithms (e.g. with TLA+) help avoid such bugs?

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kedihacker  6 hours ago

I think a audited algorithm where each type is strictly defined like int32 added to that really help with what exactly should be inputted to it so it remains correct.

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