From: Isak D. D. <isa...@gm...> - 2012-10-16 13:37:55
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On 16 October 2012 12:00, Søren Hauberg <so...@ha...> wrote: > > On Oct 16, 2012, at 11:32 AM, Sergei Steshenko wrote: > > Here are the reasons: > > > > 1) visit http://octave.sourceforge.net/functions_by_package.php and > _patiently_ scroll down; > > 2) if you are patient enough, you'll notice that the text left margin > moves to the right, i.e. at the top the text is left-justified as it should > be, bu then the text moves to the right; > > 3) when I was taught by various people how to develop and test the code, > I was explained that number of test cases is typically (quite) big, but at > least _obvious_ corner cases should be tested, and the number of obvious > corner cases is typically _much_ less than the full number of test cases; > > 4) in this particular instance there are just _two_ corner cases: top > and bottom, and the developers didn't bother to check even them. > > > > So, because of _gross_ disrespect for very basic QA guidelines on the > side of the developers I am fully opposed to nominating this project for > "project of the month". > > Sergei, > > as the author of the code in question I do apologize: I am truly sorry > that I forced you into using code that I developed in my (non-existing) > spare-time. I really did not mean to force you to depend on this code. > Please forgive me! I promise I will never ever release any code code that > you could be interested in using, such that you shall never be forced to > use my terrible code again. Please accept my apology for making something > that serves a practical purpose, yet is imperfect. I shall never be > practical again! > > Yours truly, > Søren > _______________________________________________ > Help-octave mailing list > Hel...@oc... > https://mailman.cae.wisc.edu/listinfo/help-octave > > I will never ever release any code that you could be interested in using *No, disagreed. We do not have to code in a way that satisfies me or the guy in the next office or Sergei (for that matter)--- do we have do?* |