principles:fail_fast
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- | Then a failure remains undetected, it propagates through the system ultimately causing other modules to fail. This results in in a more complicated fault removal. Furthermore undesired side effects like corrupted files may occur. A crashed program clearly communicates that there is a problem and is often a better situation than a misbehaving program. | + | When a failure remains undetected, it propagates through the system ultimately causing other modules to fail. This results in in a more complicated fault removal. Furthermore undesired side effects like corrupted files may occur. A crashed program clearly communicates that there is a problem and is often a better situation than a misbehaving program. |
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* Joshua Bloch: // | * Joshua Bloch: // | ||
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+ | Discuss this wiki article and the principle on the corresponding [[talk: |
principles/fail_fast.txt · Last modified: 2021-10-18 21:33 by christian