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On 10/18/18 7:54 PM, AdaMagica wrote:
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> If you do not say that your code produces a good password, how can the user know he will get a good password? He must trust JC because he possibly knows him personally or because he uses other well defined and well written sw from him.
> 
> But I claim: In SW, there must be no such trust. JC may just have been being lazy in this case.

Right. So if I claim the function returns a good password, you won't trust me 
and won't accept my claim until you've tested it. So there's no point in my 
making such a claim.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Well, a gala day is enough for me. I don't think
I can handle any more."
Duck Soup
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