02-03-2005, 01:57 AM
Hi, Meg.
My turn. I pointed out that JohnK had a bug in his bowling program. It gives 30 points on a strike, when it should be 10 + next two balls.
You noted that I should check the instructions.
Ouch! True. He clearly states that a strike gets 30.
My definition of a bug has always been "deviation from written specifications", not "user does not like how the program runs".
In this case, the written specifications clearly state that if you get a strike, you get 30 points. I might not like how the program runs, but have to admit that it has no bug in that regard.
Thanks for pointing that out.
I will probably get a similar note from John. (*gulp*)
Mac
My turn. I pointed out that JohnK had a bug in his bowling program. It gives 30 points on a strike, when it should be 10 + next two balls.
You noted that I should check the instructions.
Ouch! True. He clearly states that a strike gets 30.
My definition of a bug has always been "deviation from written specifications", not "user does not like how the program runs".
In this case, the written specifications clearly state that if you get a strike, you get 30 points. I might not like how the program runs, but have to admit that it has no bug in that regard.
Thanks for pointing that out.
I will probably get a similar note from John. (*gulp*)
Mac