The software world
Not All Software Bugs Are Pests
Identifying them helps prioritize what should be fixed
It was September 9, 1945. Grace Hopper discovered a moth that caused a problem on the machine back then. Bug is now known as software defect with Wikipedia define it as below.
A software bug is an error, flaw, failure or fault in a computer program or system that causes it to produce an incorrect or unexpected result, or to behave in unintended ways.
Some argue that’s not accurate enough and define it as below…
A software bug is an error, flaw, failure, or fault in a computer program or system that causes it to violate at least one of its functional or non-functional requirements.
Software Bug Cost
At the same time, there are many reports on the cost of bugs, which increases over time through the development phases.
This is so scary 😱. Sounds like we need to find all the bugs before shipping, else we’ll look like we have a high price to pay. 💸💸💸.
