The Prime Directive

When creating test cases, I find that using prime numbers helps avoid coincidental arithmetic issues and helps make debugging easier.

A common coincidental arithmetic problem occurs when a test uses the number 2. These three expressions: 2 + 2, 2 * 2, and System.Math.Pow(2, 2) are all equal to 4. When using the number 2 as a test value, there are many ways the test falsely passes. Arithmetic errors are less likely to yield an improper result when the test values are different prime numbers.

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