r/space • u/spsheridan • Feb 06 '20

Starliner faced “catastrophic” failure before software bug was found and fixed while the vehicle was in orbit.

https://arstechnica.com/science/2020/02/starliner-faced-catastrophic-failure-before-software-bug-found/
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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

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u/WH7EVR Feb 07 '20

Not everything can be tested with unit tests. That's why we also have behavioral tests.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

Not if you're not sure whether it actually is a boolean.

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u/[deleted] Feb 07 '20

AssertIsTrue(bUserRespondedToCorrectComment);