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I labelled a dependency cycle "unknown" and called it rigour
Community description: I have spent a while arguing that checks need a third value: not every result is pass or fail, and...
Dev.to | Sep 13, 2026 | Mahiro Hirakawa
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The third value is for what the instrument cannot decide. An unknown name feels like "unknown", and the word is right there in the label. Calling something UNKNOWN reads as epistemic humility.
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