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 autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: G. B. Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Subject: Re: Tests in a software release Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 18:06:53 -0000 (UTC) Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Message-ID: References: Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2017 18:06:53 -0000 (UTC) Injection-Info: reader02.eternal-september.org; posting-host="1ce04f8a12647ce6d88f5a0905412299"; logging-data="29835"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19bZEYP83TPnGrrA+wp1/gzzSut/fL5Ov8=" User-Agent: NewsTap/5.2.6 (iPhone/iPod Touch) Cancel-Lock: sha1:ntDkaX4WVmmK+Ovl+OgyDZTeQqg= sha1:JdTQiJU9xkV3NInk8mil7DDlyu0= Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:48604 Date: 2017-10-27T18:06:53+00:00 List-Id: Dmitry A. Kazakov wrote: > Disabling checks breaks the contract Disabling checks means to rely on a contract! The contract states what you may assume. It is worrisome when a thing‘s properties are named its „contract“. They are simply non- negotiable properties. There is no “between” like there is between parties of “contract”. Don’t let consultants redefine ordinary words.