[zeromq-dev] C++ assertion failed with Java client

[AJ Lewis]

On Sat, Feb 04, 2012 at 04:57:13AM +1100, john skaller wrote:
> 
> On 04/02/2012, at 4:37 AM, AJ Lewis wrote:
> > 
> > Definitely - just concerned that this model continues.  Some of the
> > talk about taking all patches blindly and waiting for other
> > contributers to revert them makes me nervous. 

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> So I would stop feeling nervous about vetting of patches .. and start
> feeling nervous about the lack of test code :)

Heh - that is true.  The key here is that test code will catch when
changes break what was previously working - whether that's a bug or a
change in interface.  If we has such tests, changes to the tests
themselves should get greater scrutiny, especially if they're
accompanied by library code changes, since there's more likely to be
interface changes (or bugs being worked around!) in that case.

I'm a big fan of the concept of Test Driven Design - having "contracts"
that are enforced by the test subsystem goes a long way to keeping
things sane.  At least then you *know* that you're breaking an interface
rather than finding out after the fact!

Regards,
-- 
AJ Lewis
Software Engineer
Quantum Corporation

Work:    651 688-4346

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