Could one analyze the test code (not the main source code) assuming it is
complete enough and make a determination?  That is, the style of testing
determines how good the main code is.  Is there behavior driven development
for behavior driven development?
On Feb 15, 2013 2:04 PM, "shaun gilchrist" <[email protected]> wrote:

> It seems this is not possible without a fitness function. A declarative
> approach to defining the "what" of your program would probably go some way
> towards making the validation of the "how" possible. BDD (behavior driven
> development) is the closest approach I have found to this - however the
> silver bullet of automatic validation from your declared behaviors is far
> from having been found.
>
>
> On Fri, Feb 15, 2013 at 12:33 PM, John Carlson <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> I guess what I am asking for is a critic service.  For both POLs and uses
>> of POLs.  Can POLs be designed such that uses of POLs ensure good design?
>> Good architecture?  I am way beyond my technical knowledge here.
>>  On Feb 15, 2013 1:19 PM, "John Carlson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> I know of a few sites/tools which critcise your wesite...is there one
>>> for css?
>>> On Feb 15, 2013 1:02 PM, "John Carlson" <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Sorry we got into a big discussion about the web.  I really want to
>>>> discuss POLs for rules, css being one of them.  And in particular, once we
>>>> have a good POL, how to test it, and author with it--how to create a great
>>>> POL program?
>>>> >
>>>> > But what about probablistic rules?  Can we design an ultimate website
>>>> w/o a designer?  Can we use statistics to create a great solitaire
>>>> player--i have a pretty good stochastic solitaire player for one version of
>>>> solitaire...how about others?  How does one create a great set of rules?
>>>> One can create great rule POLs, but where are the authors?  Something like
>>>> cameron browne's thesis seems great for grid games.  He is quite prolific.
>>>> Can we apply the same logic to card games? Web sites?  We have "The Nature
>>>> of Order" by c. Alexander.  Are there nile designers or fuzz
>>>> testers/genetic algorithms for nile?
>>>> > Is fuzz testing a by product of nile design...should it be?
>>>> >
>>>> > If you want to check out the state of the art for dungeons and
>>>> dragons POLs check out fantasy grounds...xml hell.  We can do better.
>>>>
>>>
>> _______________________________________________
>> fonc mailing list
>> [email protected]
>> http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc
>>
>>
>
> _______________________________________________
> fonc mailing list
> [email protected]
> http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc
>
>
_______________________________________________
fonc mailing list
[email protected]
http://vpri.org/mailman/listinfo/fonc

Reply via email to