Late to this discussion. But can somebody explain to me why in java or .net or groovy or ruby a programmer doesn't have to induicate the number of tests that will run before hand but in perl he must? ------Original Message------ From: Michael G Schwern To: David E. Wheeler Cc: Eric Wilhelm Cc: perl-qa@perl.org Sent: Jan 23, 2009 20:16 Subject: Re: numeric plans - feature or symptom?
David E. Wheeler wrote: > On Jan 23, 2009, at 10:23 AM, Eric Wilhelm wrote: >> I don't recall claiming that it was *simpler*. The single static >> numeric plan is simplistic. Given any cross-platform skip issue or >> optional-dependency condition, you have a situation where the plan >> becomes harder for a human to get right. In that case, I want to >> program the test to react to the environment rather than shipping the >> wrong plan. > > I want it to be hard for me to calculate. Because once I've calculated > it I can be confident that it's correct. Wait... what? x = 2 + 3 y = (2 + 8 * 19.3 / 298)^e Which one are you more likely to get right? Now I've changed 2 to 3, which one are you likely to get right now? -- I have a date with some giant cartoon robots and booze. Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
