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Writing long line support for text editor
I know that some some text editors have problems to show long lines https://bugzilla.gnome.org/show_bug.cgi?id=172099 . What is the best way to fix the bug or are they equally well?
Modify the GTK+ ...
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Should programmers itemize testing for projects? [on hold]
I recently hired a programming team to do a port of my iPad app to the iPhone and Android platforms.
Now, in a separate contract, I am asking them to implement a bunch of tips on how to play the ...
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What is exactly bug in the requirements?
I've just looked for a formal definition and haven't found one.
The term - "bug in the requirements" was always confusing for me, what does mean exactly?
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Is it reasonable to insist on reproducing every defect before diagnosing and fixing it?
I work for a software product company. We have large enterprise customers who implement our product and we provide support to them, e.g. if there is a defect, we provide patches etc. Fairly typical ...
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Is this Java Compiler error message incorrect? (byte loss of precision)
The following IMHO valid java program doesn't compile because the Oracle 1.7 javac compiler thinks there's a possible loss of precision in lines 5 and 6. If you uncomment line 3 and comment out line ...
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Can compilers and interpreters have bugs, and what can we (as users) do to deal with them? [closed]
If a compiler's work is essentially translating source code into machine level code, can there be any glitch in a compiler, i.e. a faulty "translation?"
The same goes for an interpreter: can it fail ...
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What are some possible interactions between multiple bugs? [closed]
I was thinking about how two bugs could interact with one another. The only relationship I can think of is one bug being the cause of another.
What other interactions between multiple defects are ...
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Tex and Absence of bugs [duplicate]
I have been reading a lot lately and I have come across articles in which people make the 'grand' assertions that there are no bugs in the Tex program by donald knuth. Is this in any way possible and ...
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Keeping agile with zero-bug/defect policy
In our project we work in a zero-bug (a.k.a zero-defect) methodology. The basic idea is that bugs are always higher in priority than features. If you're working on a story and it has a bug it must be ...
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Is there any way to get faster at solving bugs? I've just had a warning from my boss
I've just been told by my boss that I will receive a negative performance review on Monday. He wants to talk to me about why I am so slow and why my bug fix rate is so low.
I love programming and ...
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Is it possible to reach absolute zero bug state for large scale software?
I am talking about 20-30+ millions lines of code, software at the scale and complexity of Autodesk Maya for example.
If you freeze the development as long as it needs to be, can you actually fix all ...
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How much product value can be hurt if demo of product not working properly [closed]
I am just checking a java script framework . A universal JavaScript framework. To check how its really works i just checkout a demo of this product example site which is just normal todo list . I ...
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Term for accidental features
Despite the best intentions of programmers; oftentimes, in the real world, software systems contain "accidental features" that are accepted as part of a working system.
For example, there may be ...
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Where can I turn to if I can't fix a bug?
I am looking for resources to turn to when I don't have the answer for something. I lead a team of software developers. We have been rolling out new software releases on a monthly basis.
When there ...
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Encountering the same issue in an application
I've often come across the situation when the same mistake is made in many places in an application. For example, in a web application when the user creates an item and clicks the Add button to save ...
