On Thu, Dec 10, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Wayne Werner <waynejwer...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wed, Dec 9, 2009 at 6:15 PM, Alan Gauld <alan.ga...@btinternet.com> > wrote: >> >> Remember, in testing you are not trying to prove it works but rather to >> demonstrate that it doesn't! > > So in that way it's a bit like the the scientific method (or exactly like)? > You create a hypothesis and design tests to invalidate your hypothesis... > and if they fail to invalidate you may have a valid hypothesis. Simply > replace hypothesis with program and you get the testing procedure? > -Wayne Nice analogy! And like with a scientific hypothesis, you can never be sure your program is correct, only that all your attempts to prove it incorrect has failed. Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org To unsubscribe or change subscription options: http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
