Mary and Josh release software

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by aclark • 14 years ago

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Sheer insanity. Mary is a moron and her app users are prime targets for hackers.

Just because the test coverage passes, doesn't mean the code doesn't do something nefarious behind the scenes.

If Mary doesn't review the code before release, she deserves the rapture her customers will bestow upon her when she finds out Josh was paid by a competitor to decimate her business.

It's not that I believe people are inherently evil, I just believe that you need to review every patch to make sure it does what it's supposed to do and no more.

aclark• 14 years ago

Was it not clear from the story that she was able to review the code? It's GitHub… is this any better?

    Mary is naturally skeptical at first. The "old" Mary would never have 
    considered 
    performing a release without testing it on her laptop first! However, since 
    her 
    code has 100% test coverage and Josh is a reliable community member and she 
    can 
    ensure that the tests have passed and she is able to review the code sanity 
    and 
    security online via GitHub, she happily agrees to perform the release.

Mary and Josh release software

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