From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 2002:a6b:cdcb:: with SMTP id d194-v6mr12553221iog.12.1540224291883; Mon, 22 Oct 2018 09:04:51 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 2002:aca:fdc7:: with SMTP id b190-v6mr793535oii.3.1540224291639; Mon, 22 Oct 2018 09:04:51 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!2.eu.feeder.erje.net!4.us.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!feeder.usenetexpress.com!feeder-in1.iad1.usenetexpress.com!border1.nntp.dca1.giganews.com!nntp.giganews.com!z5-v6no44472ite.0!news-out.google.com!l70-v6ni63itb.0!nntp.google.com!75-v6no10052itm.0!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 09:04:51 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=80.139.103.202; posting-account=rmHyLAoAAADSQmMWJF0a_815Fdd96RDf NNTP-Posting-Host: 80.139.103.202 References: <7fcdcc97-67e4-473b-abc4-cd0ecd4501ad@googlegroups.com> <8f6c0bfa-f7ed-4bee-a766-c786269f13a1@googlegroups.com> <80e23f09-06ac-4112-9b7f-e765266a952d@googlegroups.com> <401524c8-ca2e-4192-b451-96abfc98a066@googlegroups.com> User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <7ec9ee6a-c944-4688-ae64-f713b38a8366@googlegroups.com> Subject: Re: Is the Documentation In a spec File Usually Enough For You ? From: AdaMagica Injection-Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2018 16:04:51 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: reader02.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:54692 Date: 2018-10-22T09:04:51-07:00 List-Id: Am Sonntag, 21. Oktober 2018 20:56:40 UTC+2 schrieb Jeffrey R. Carter: > On 10/21/18 5:20 PM, AdaMagica wrote: > > Am Donnerstag, 18. Oktober 2018 22:07:18 UTC+2 schrieb Jeffrey R. Carte= r: > >> > >> Right. So if I claim the function returns a good password, you won't t= rust me > >> and won't accept my claim until you've tested it. So there's no point = in my > >> making such a claim. > >=20 > > So if you used a library written by me, would you take it as is without= ever caring whether is does what I claimed that it does? How imprudent! >=20 > It appears that you have significantly misunderstood what I wrote. OK, let's put it in a different way. There is a library written by me called XYZ, but I do not claim anything ab= out reliability etc. And there are many others out there also doing XYZ. Wh= ich one would you chose? I guess the one with the optimal documentation, bu= t definitely not mine; and you will test it, wouldn't you?