Posted by --CELKO-- on 07/31/07 21:16

>> Procedures with long lists of parameters simply cannot be fully tested in reasonable time. Just think how many permutations are there for 1000 NULL- able parameters. <<

I prefer the "Rule of seven plus or minus two" (http://www.musanim.com/
miller1956/) for a parameter list -- classic Software Engineering.

But you do not test all permutations in a repeated group. I can see
that "p001" to "p999" are all integers, that they are loaded into a
table named "Parts" and are therefore subject to the constraints on
that table. That is simple induction and set-oriented programming.

>> Any responsible professional will avoid using untested code in real life...<<

Agreed. I wish there were more them than "Agile Programmers" :) That
is why I like Dijkstra, Mana, Gries, et al -- I want my code to be
provably correct.

I did QA for weapons systems in my youth. I was probably shooting at
you :)

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