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eric.delong@pmsi-services.com wrote:

>     Boss: "Does it work?"  :/
>     Me: "Well, yes, but this program is leaving data in file xxx that's
>     never being purged."   :(
>     Boss: "So what? If it ain't broke (blah blah blah)" :o

Eric,

You've got to use the system to your own advantage. Try:

     Boss: "Does it work?"  :/
     Me: "No, it's leaving data in file xxx that's never being purged."   :)

>     Sometimes bugs that have existed since day one are identified, but
>     because they've been there forever, they aren't bugs any more,
>     rather "undocumented features" and should be left alone until
>     someone reports a problem.. AAAARRRRRGGGGGGGGGHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! Of
>     course, _I_ can't report problems like this, and the users were
>     trained to "ignore that" whenever they saw it. Who's left to report
>     it as a problem?

Befriend some users and persuade them to report problems.

Dave Kahn, ABB Steward Ltd.


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