Absence Quote by Edsger Dijkstra Download Open image “Testing shows the presence, not the absence of bugs.” — Edsger Dijkstra ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.2 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Absence Bugs Programming Shows Testing
Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence! — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
I'm not saying we purposely introduced bugs or anything, but this is kind of a natural result of any complexities of software... that you… — Will Wright Copy Share Image
If the objective of testing were to prove that a program is free of bugs, then not only would testing be practically impossible, but… — Boris Beizer Copy Share Image
A design remedy that prevents bugs is always preferable to a test method that discovers them. — Boris Beizer Copy Share Image
“Dijkstra once said, “Testing shows the presence, not the absence, of bugs.” In other words, a program can be proven incorrect by a test,… — Robert C. Martin Copy Share Image
Running the test suite like this allows us to catch problems when they are just introduced. — Miguel de Icaza Copy Share Image
“we just don't have the time to go chasing after bugs that the automated tests could have found for us. We have to spend… — Andrew Hunt Copy Share Image
The real value of tests is not that they detect bugs in the code but that they detect inadequacies in the methods, concentration, and… — Tony Hoare Copy Share Image
There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed. — Bill Gates Copy Share Image
Production speed is severely slowed down if one works with half-time people who have other obligations as well. This is at least a factor… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
The computing scientist's main challenge is not to get confused by the complexities of his own making. — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Probably I am very naive, but I also think I prefer to remain so, at least for the time being and perhaps for the… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
In the good old days physicists repeated each other's experiments, just to be sure. Today they stick to FORTRAN, so that they can share… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Don't compete with me: firstly, I have more experience, and secondly, I have chosen the weapons. — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Computer science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes. — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
The use of anthropomorphic terminology forces you linguistically to adopt an operational view. And it makes it practically impossible to argue about programs independently… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of formal methods is one of the joys of life because it is so extremely rewarding. — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Please don't fall into the trap of believing that I am terribly dogmatical about [the goto statement]. I have the uncomfortable feeling that others… — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
Several people have told me that my inability to suffer fools gladly is one of my main weaknesses. — Edsger Dijkstra Copy Share Image
The work, the work, the work. This is what the business is all about. This is the fun, the glory, the pleasure. It's the… — Phil Dusenberry Copy Share Image
Total depravity means the entire absence of holiness, not the highest intensity of sin. A totally depraved man is not as bad as he… — William Greenough Thayer Shedd Copy Share Image
Local and state governments have outrun the federal government. The EPA has served notice that it will enact a rule requiring CO2 reductions by… — Al Gore Copy Share Image
There, in the center of that silence was not eternity but the death of time and a loneliness so profound the word itself had… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
Of all the bewildering things about a new country, the absence of human landmarks is one of the most depressing and disheartening. — Willa Cather Copy Share Image
Young men have strong passions and tend to gratify them indiscriminately. Of the bodily desires, it is the sexual by which they are most… — Aristotle Copy Share Image
It is suggested that in domestic violence at least the presence or absence of a firearm, or of any other type of weapon, is… — Colin Greenwood Copy Share Image
The absence of God in most spheres of life is perceived to be normal, and even Christians feel it as normal - which is… — John Piper Copy Share Image
Every person needs to take one day away. A day in which one consciously separates the past from the future. Jobs, family, employers, and… — Maya Angelou Copy Share Image
“I was thinking how most people don't make you feel much of anything at all. Don't make you feel like time spent with them… — Jane Lotter Copy Share Image
Cooperation isn't the absence of conflict but a means of managing conflict. — Deborah Tannen Copy Share Image
