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15 connected korrents · 15 moments from 17 Apr 2012 to 25 Sept 2026. Nearly all of them are about software quality.

Everything filed under developer tools developer tools Everything filed under cybersecurity cybersecurity Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Comparing code coverage between passing and failing test runs is a cheap, effective way to localize a bug quickly. Comparing code coverage between passingand failing test runs is a cheap,effective way to localize a bug quickly. Last stated 2 years ago 25 Apr 2025 RC Russ Cox — holds since 2025-04-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Test coverage is a tool for finding untested code and says nothing about how good the tests are. — tap to centre the map on it Test coverage is a tool for findinguntested code and says nothing abouthow good the tests are. Last stated 15 years ago 17 Apr 2012 MF Martin Fowler — holds since 2012-04-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: Covering every line of code in tests does not guarantee covering every possible program state. — tap to centre the map on it Covering every line of code in testsdoes not guarantee covering everypossible program state. Last stated 5 months ago 7 Jun 2026 SS Salvatore Sanfilippo — holds since 2026-06-07 — tap for who they are Same subject: Buggy code usually causes outright test failures rather than being silently exercised inside tests that still pass. — tap to centre the map on it Buggy code usually causes outrighttest failures rather than beingsilently exercised inside tests thatstill pass. Last stated 2 years ago 25 Apr 2025 RC Russ Cox — holds since 2025-04-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: High code coverage does not guarantee that code is well tested or of high quality. — tap to centre the map on it High code coverage does notguarantee that code is well testedor of high quality. Last stated 7 years ago 4 Feb 2020 MP Maxence Poutord — holds since 2020-02-04 — tap for who they are Same subject: Finding vulnerabilities in code has become cheaper, but reproducing, fixing, reviewing and backporting the fixes has not. — tap to centre the map on it Finding vulnerabilities in code hasbecome cheaper, but reproducing,fixing, reviewing and backportingthe fixes has not. Last stated a month ago 25 Sept 2026 JK Jean-Baptiste Kempf — holds since 2026-09-25 — tap for who they are Same subject: Almost every software project has cheap testing wins left on the table: basic random testing, static analysis and fault injection pay for themselves the first time they are run. — tap to centre the map on it Almost every software project hascheap testing wins left on thetable: basic random testing, staticanalysis and fault injection pay forthemselves the first time they arerun. Last stated 11 years ago 12 Dec 2015 DL Dan Luu — holds since 2015-12-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A coding AI that integrates only with its own vendor's tools will be very limited compared with one that draws on all the tools you use. — tap to centre the map on it A coding AI that integrates onlywith its own vendor's tools will bevery limited compared with one thatdraws on all the tools you use. Last stated 3 years ago 16 Mar 2024 QS Quinn Slack — holds since 2024-03-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: A compiler that also serves an IDE has to be lazy and deferred throughout — a different way of building compilers from the one the textbooks teach. — tap to centre the map on it A compiler that also serves an IDEhas to be lazy and deferredthroughout — a different way ofbuilding compilers from the one thetextbooks teach. Last stated 6 months ago 13 May 2026 AH Anders Hejlsberg — holds since 2026-05-13 — tap for who they are Same subject: A feature-rich native 'view source' option for debugging sites with iPadOS would be beneficial. — tap to centre the map on it A feature-rich native 'view source'option for debugging sites withiPadOS would be beneficial. Last stated a year ago 11 Jul 2025 CO Christian Oliff — holds since 2025-07-11 — tap for who they are Same subject: A software engineer who is not using a tool like Cursor is working at half productivity or worse. — tap to centre the map on it A software engineer who is not usinga tool like Cursor is working athalf productivity or worse. Last stated a year ago 18 Aug 2025 BT Bret Taylor — holds since 2025-08-18 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI coding agents work best with the same general-purpose tools built for humans, such as git and file utilities, rather than agent-specific interfaces. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding agents work best with thesame general-purpose tools built forhumans, such as git and fileutilities, rather thanagent-specific interfaces. Last stated a year ago 30 Sept 2025 HR Harper Reed — holds since 2025-09-30 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI coding assistants remove repetitive work without replacing human judgment. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding assistants removerepetitive work without replacinghuman judgment. Last stated 9 months ago 17 Feb 2026 EB Emanuele Bartolesi — holds since 2026-02-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI coding tools perform better on greenfield projects than on existing codebases, though the advantage is smaller than commonly assumed. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding tools perform better ongreenfield projects than on existingcodebases, though the advantage issmaller than commonly assumed. Last stated 9 months ago 22 Jan 2026 SK Steve Klabnik — holds since 2026-01-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI coding tools remove the natural filter that slow, effortful building placed on which ideas actually get built. — tap to centre the map on it AI coding tools remove the naturalfilter that slow, effortful buildingplaced on which ideas actually getbuilt. Last stated 5 months ago 17 Jun 2026 ES Elio Struyf — holds since 2026-06-17 — tap for who they are Same subject: AI tools are now highly effective at generating UI code from a rough natural-language description — tap to centre the map on it AI tools are now highly effective atgenerating UI code from a roughnatural-language description Last stated 7 months ago 7 Apr 2026 CW Chris Wellons — holds since 2026-04-07 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Comparing code coverage between passing and failing test runs is a cheap, effective way to localize a bug quickly. Last stated 25 Apr 2025 · 2 years ago Holds Russ Cox Read this korrent →