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Re: Nearly all binary searches are broken?

From: Lloyd L Chambers <Lloyd.Chambers_at_Sun.COM>
Date: Thu, 27 Sep 2007 09:53:04 -0700

Years ago I figured that particular bug out having written it
correctly myself.

On Sep 26, 2007, at 12:25 PM, 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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