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Re: Nearly all binary searches are broken?

From: Byron Nevins <Byron.Nevins_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 13:43:24 -0700

+1

Kedar Mhaswade wrote:

>
> This is an excellent entry although a bit old ...
>
> http://googleresearch.blogspot.com/2006/06/extra-extra-read-all-about-it-nearly.html
>
>
> I like the epilogue the most:
>
> "We programmers need all the help we can get, and we should never
> assume otherwise. Careful design is great. Testing is great. Formal
> methods are great. Code reviews are great. Static analysis is great.
> But none of these things alone are sufficient to eliminate bugs: They
> will always be with us. A bug can exist for half a century despite our
> best efforts to exterminate it. We must program carefully,
> defensively, and remain ever vigilant."
>
>
> Regards,
> Kedar
>
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