>> The guys working on the GHC compiler do this. The compiler's source 
>> repository contains an entire directory full of code snippets.
> 
>   AFAIK the gcc project also has a gigantic set of automated tests, so
> that every new release is first run against it. Every time a legit bug
> is reported, a test triggering that bug is added to the set.

It would seem the only sensible way to work on a project as huge as GHC 
or GCC, yes.

Given how much more popular GCC is than GHC, I imagine the test set 
is... kinda huge by now.

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