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Michael Rose edited this page May 5, 2016 · 3 revisions

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  1. False Positive

  2. False Negative

##False Positive Example A false positive can be created when Function A calls Function B. One developer moves Function B closer to Function A for better readability. At the same time another developer fixes a bug in Function B. There is no problem running program but a merge conflict still occurs.

##False Negative Example A false negative can be created when one developer adds code that relies on Function A's behavior. Another developer changes the functionality of Function A. No conflict is detected, but now a subtle runtime bug is introduced.

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