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In this context, a "buggier" algorithm is one that is more prone to bugs.
by freyir 9y ago
In this context, a "buggier" algorithm is one that is more prone to bugs.
- glangdale 9y agoI can grasp the underlying point here (more code and more complex code both increase the chance you'll have a bug). Again, this seems a bit like the assumption behind Rule 2 - that the time spent in figuring out the complex algorithm and ensuring it is bug free is not worth spending (just like saying "oh, it's not worth smashing a hot spot if it's only 20%). This will frequently be true, but not always. I suspect that most people would be happier to use OS schedulers, TCP implementations and compilers (to name a few things) written by people who don't get to "parachute out" when the easy solutions are exhausted.