public void TestOrderingConstraints()
{
TimeStamp first = TimeStamp.First;
TimeStamp next = first.Next();
TimeStamp nextnext = next.Next();
Assert.IsTrue(first < next);
Assert.IsTrue(first < nextnext);
Assert.IsTrue(next < nextnext);
Assert.IsTrue(next > first);
Assert.IsTrue(nextnext > first);
Assert.IsTrue(nextnext > next);
// Alisasing the variable is necessary to prevent the compiler's naive
// comparison check preventing this
TimeStamp a = first;
Assert.IsFalse(a > first);
Assert.IsFalse(a < first);
TimeStamp b = next;
Assert.IsFalse(b > next);
Assert.IsFalse(b < next);
}