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From: MaryAnn Atkinson <maryann_30@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Bugs or Mistakes?
Date: 1999/11/12
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Richard D Riehle wrote:
 
> What we call a "bug" is actually a mistake. Someone tried to do
> something and made a mistake.  The mistake results in a defect.
> The defect is a potential run-time fault. Managers need to take
> the responsibility for elminating the word "bug" from the 
> vocabulary of their software personnel.

Why so harsh words? You are talking about a "bug" like its 
a dirty word, or like we are somehow not allowed to make them...

Bugs are mistakes ONLY if they are not found and corrected!

MAA

P.S. Besides, you can't easily make a verb out of "mistake", you know?
     What, am I going to be "demistaking" my code now?
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