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Program Testing Can Be Used To Show The Presence Of Bugs, But Never To Show Their Absence!
-Edsger Dijkstra
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Program Testing Can Be Used
Edsger Dijkstra
Program Testing Can Be Used To Show The Presence Of Bugs, But Never To Show Their Absence!
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