Charlie Caro wrote:

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> [snip]
>
> Changing code is ALWAYS the last step of software engineering. If you skip the
> due dilegence steps before that, it will be difficult to maintain a stable code
> base.
>

Stabilization (aka testing) is the last phase of software engineering.
But I'd rather hand a slip-knotted rope to a lynch mob than mention the
subject of tests and testing to this crowd :-)

Regards,
Charlie