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Rust Framework Audit Using UML and Merise Uncovers 20+ Bugs
A developer audited their Rust web framework by translating code into UML and Merise diagrams, finding over 20 latent bugs, including three security issues. The bugs were invisible to the compiler, tests, and tracing tools. The approach reveals design-level flaws that local checks miss.
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The method is clever but manual; scaling it beyond a single framework would require automation to make it practical for most teams.
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