It would have been cool if the commit authors reflected the actual politicians responsible for the reforms. Find a law, run `git blame` and immediately know who’s responsible for it

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deepsun 5 hours ago | parent [-]

And even more useful would be unit-tests -- here is a loophole and here is the law preventing it.

Whenever a law is about to be changed/removed, run all the tests to make sure no regressions.

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psychoslave 5 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Jurisdictional laws don't work that way though. It's more like a script for improvised theater. Everybody get the same text, but no one gets the same performance twice.

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ecocentrik 5 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Tests for correctness, self similarity, duplication of concerns, contradictory statutes, edge case detection, cruft or outdated laws that muddy the waters...

If the full compliment of software development practices were applied to legislation and ordinances we would be living in a very different world.

	▲	dylan604 5 hours ago \| parent [-]
		oh gawd, code is law is back. or is it law is code?