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08-08-2002, 09:29 AM
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Why do bugs happen?
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Has anybody read anything going into the underlying causes of bugs? Got an article to do on continuous improvement in software support and I seriously need some references.
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08-08-2002, 10:41 AM
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I'm not sure if it's exactly what you're looking for, but you might take a look at Loquin's tutorials on programming standards & practices in Tutor's Corner. I believe he makes some relevant points.
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08-08-2002, 10:51 AM
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08-08-2002, 01:45 PM
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I believe they originated after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Historical reports conflict however.
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08-08-2002, 02:49 PM
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I always thought bugs appeared through bad coding...  |
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Not always. For instance, sometimes the code is fine, but the logic is flawed...
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08-08-2002, 04:11 PM
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If the logic is flawed, then the code has bugs. If code has bugs, then its bad...
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I believe Reboot is drawing the distinction between poor design and poor implementation.
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08-08-2002, 05:52 PM
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I see it the same as Chief, Bad code or bad logic, if there is anything wrong with the code, it's a bug.
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08-09-2002, 02:33 AM
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Didnt the word originate from the mark1 or some old computer breaking down due to a large moth?
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The word was coinded by Grace Hopper (I kid you not) when a moth got stuck in an early computer...yes.
What I'm kind of thinking of is - you know when a plane crashes they get out the balck boxes and investigate why that plane crashed and when this is done they then see what can be done to other planes to stop them crashing from the same cause. Anyway - when a bug happens in software we need to get to the root cause of that bug and then put in place a process to track down any parts of our programs where such a bug could happen again due to the same cause.
I'm looking for some non-copyright code to show you what I mean.....hmm, may have to deliberately write some bugs to illustrate the points  |
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Quote:
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I see it the same as Chief, Bad code or bad logic, if there is anything wrong with the code, it's a bug.
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I agree, however, my statement was in reply to Chief's "I always thought bugs appeared through bad coding"...
I have seen flawless code that didn't do what it was supposed to. And often not the fault of the programmer. Is it a bug? Yes. Was it poor coding? Not always.... |
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I generally get bugs when I don't do the dishes right away, or leave the front door open. Sometimes they manage to find their way thru the ventilation system.
4" cucarachas are scary, let me tell you.
Seriously though, most of my bugs are due to misfiring brain synapses or inadequate logic. And the dishes thing  |
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Reboot, I see what you mean.
Hand, I've been to Mexico, I know what you mean too. :EEK:
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Could a bug possibly be caused by another program running, and that they try to allocate the same section of memory, perhaps some programs running can be imcompatible, and hence it creates bugs.
Yeah, I remember when I heard the story. Back in the day when computers were the size of a room, a low level of the computer was operated by switches, and some kind of insect got stuck in it, making the switch unable to operate, a funny story, IMO, I think it happened in my home city of Philadelphia (Where I'm at now, and why I'm not on mIRC). Oh well, I just thought I might put the above thought in to spark some thought from the fellow programmers on the site. Bye.
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An insect inside your PC these days could block the fan and completely crash the machine.
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08-10-2002, 06:00 PM
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If the insect was the size of a koala...
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08-10-2002, 06:12 PM
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Hugh! That's gotta be a scarry one...
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