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Your software has a defect, not a bug

Posted by Steve Quinlan on July 12 2010 @ 05:53

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I cringe when software developers say that there's a bug in the software. It feels like the developer is shrugging off any responsibility about the matter, as if a moth randomly flew into the computer and started to swap ones and zeros about.

In fact, the developer has created a fault, error, mistake or defect in the software. If you determine the root cause of the defect, its usually because the software wasn't tested adequately, the developer used risky programming techniques, and he/she didn't have a second or third pair of eyes reviewing the code. 

It's a reflection of the general lack of professionalism that the software developer community exude. We're not accountable for our actions, so we brush of our mistakes by saying a bug flew into the code.

So developers, please take responsibility for your code. You created a defect, not a bug.


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