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Bugs and flaws

From: BlueBoar at thievco.com (Blue Boar)
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 20:56:39 -0800

David Crocker wrote:

I don't think this analogy between software development and manufacturing holds.
There are no "manufacturing defects" in software construction


For software:
A design defect is when you correctly implement what you wanted, and you 
wanted the wrong thing.  A "manufacturing defect" is when you 
incorrectly implement what you wanted.

                                                BB

Current thread:

Bugs and flaws, (continued)
- - - Bugs and flaws Wall, Kevin (Feb 02)
    - Bugs and flaws John Steven (Feb 02)
    - Bugs and flaws Crispin Cowan (Feb 02)
    - Bugs and flaws Jeff Williams (Feb 02)
    - Bugs and flaws Gunnar Peterson (Feb 01)
- Bugs and flaws Steven M. Bellovin (Feb 01)
- Bugs and flaws Gary McGraw (Feb 02)
  - Bugs and flaws Chris Wysopal (Feb 02)
    - Bugs and flaws David Crocker (Feb 02)
    - Bugs and flaws Chris Wysopal (Feb 02)
    - Bugs and flaws Blue Boar (Feb 02)
    - Bugs and flaws Al Eridani (Feb 03)
  - Bugs and flaws Gunnar Peterson (Feb 02)
- Bugs and flaws Gary McGraw (Feb 02)
  - Bugs and flaws Kenneth R. van Wyk (Feb 03)
- Bugs and flaws Gavin, Michael (Feb 02)
- Bugs and flaws Gary McGraw (Feb 02)
  - Bugs and flaws Jeff Williams (Feb 02)
  - Bugs and flaws John Steven (Feb 02)
  - Bugs and flaws der Mouse (Feb 02)
  - Bugs and flaws Wietse Venema (Feb 03)

(Thread continues...)