On Sun, January 7, 2007 4:42 pm, Christoph Maier wrote: > On Sun, 2007-01-07 at 15:19 -0800, Andrew Lentvorski wrote: >> The other problem is that modern programming also consists of passing >> your work on to the next person. A lack of standard libraries makes >> that communication more difficult since now I have to learn your program >> *and* the magic libraries you used. I *really* hate the fact that 90+% >> of all Lisp/Scheme libraries lack both coherent naming conventions and >> regression tests. >> >> As I have said before, I no longer use libraries without regression >> suites. Period. >> > Hmmm. At the risk of looking like the newbie I am, what are "regression > suites"? >
Code suites that exercise a new compile to see if any errors have crept in. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
