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Reliable software should definitely check returns codes, but maybe returns success. Inspecting the filesystem to verify the result is overdoing it, and race-y besides.


It's one of those things that change in tone when expressed in the second or third person.

When I do tests, they are the unmistakable sign of good careful programming.

When you do tests it's an expression of lack of confidence.

Whey they do tests it's a sure sign that really don't know what the hell they're doing.

:-) in case it's needed




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