Re: [dev] [sbase] about audit

From: FRIGN <dev_AT_frign.de>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2016 16:50:40 +0200

On Thu, 1 Sep 2016 11:46:36 -0300
Marc Collin <marc.collin7_AT_gmail.com> wrote:

Hey Marc,

> The missing brackets on paste.c that I talked about on the last
> message revealed something else to me.
>
> It was introduced in commit cdbc0d50356a0f7e0dd5755e3c46593a947cf029
> by FRIGN, 2015-01-29.
>
> Then it was marked as audited and correct in commit
> 1bc002b44acdbfec8d374bfd0e5a858a142c0378 also by FRIGN, 2015-03-17.
>
> This makes me think that a file should not be audited by a person that
> had many contributions to it. Because if the person missed something
> at first, it's likely she will miss something again. Someone else that
> thinks in different ways is more likely to find errors.
>
> So I think files should be audited by third-parties or at least by
> more than 1 person before being marked as audited. This way there are
> less chances of passing a files as audited when there are still
> errors.
>
> Just to make it clear, I'm not criticizing FRIGN. This happens to
> everyone. It's *much* harder to find your own bugs, but easier to find
> other's bugs. That's what I think.

yeah sorry for introducing this. Mistakes happen. Overall, the audits
fixed many many bugs though, so it's pain that can be taken.
Send a patch to fix it and everything is cool. :)

Cheers

FRIGN

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FRIGN <dev_AT_frign.de>
Received on Thu Sep 01 2016 - 16:50:40 CEST

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