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Re: Transactions: good or bad?

From: tj bandrowsky <anakin_at_unitedsoftworks.com>
Date: 9 Jun 2003 15:33:18 -0700
Message-ID: <af3d9224.0306091433.6712f63c@posting.google.com> 





But, if you have test cases that work for all conditionals within an
application, then haven't you effectively proven that the algorithm
works for all inputs?



> A set of testcases is a demonstration that an algorithm works

> for a specific set of inputs. A proof is an explanation of why

> an algorithm works for all possible inputs. They may be related

> as far as intention, but they are not the same thing.

Received on Mon Jun 09 2003 - 17:33:18 CDT












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