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Joker_vDyesterday at 5:43 AM1 replyview on HN

> Formal verification will eventually lead to good, stable API design.

Why? Has it ever happened like this? Because to me it would seem that if the system verified to work, then it works no matter how API is shaped, so there is no incentive to change it to something better.


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estyesterday at 6:01 AM

> if the system verified to work, then it works no matter how API is shaped

That's the case for one-off integrations, but the messy part always comes when system goal changes

Let's say formal verification could help to avoid some anti-patterns.

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