On 29/04/2018 10:14, Ahem A Rivet's Shot wrote:
> On Sat, 28 Apr 2018 19:43:36 +0100
> Gareth's Downstairs Computer
>  wrote:
>
>> For example, I was contracted to work on the development
>> of a CANBus steering mechanism which used one of the
>> object repository. When I wished to check the efficacy
>> of my proposed changes by drilling down to everything
>> that would be affected by the change, I was refused access
>> to the source of the already implemented classes.
>
>  Makes sense, code should be built to the spec of the underlying
> libraries and not to the implementation. If behaviour outside the spec
> matters it needs to be bought into the spec, and preferably tested for.
>

It is lack of knowledge of the implementation that hides bugs.

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