Re: Software Vendors

I'd think you probably also mean that the program  has to work like the 
client asked, and not just "work without breaking"? 

I was irritated today working on a green screen program.  The data is 
easily presented on a 132 column screen but at 80 columns too much detail 
is lost.  Now, the green screen doesn't have a slide bar, it has FOLD. 
FOLD may be wonderful for some, but I classify it as a BUG.  Yes, it works 
as advertised.  Is it useful to a user? Probably not.  The solution for 
the original problem was inadequate but meets your guidelines.  Still, I 
would consider it an example of design so badly done as to qualify as a 
bug.  that is of course only an opinion.


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Jim Langston <jlangston@conexfreight.com>
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12/03/1999 01:09 PM
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If a program always works and doesn't produce erroneous
data, that is by definition bug free.  It works as advertised.

Regards,

Jim Langston

Jeff Crosby wrote:

> Jim Langston wrote:
>
> Well, no, actually that _is_ my point.
>
> Just because there are no known bugs doesn't mean it is bug free.

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