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According to the author, shipping code that erases your hard drive when you click "Quit" is not a defect (because it does so consistently), and fixing those kin
by adamc 18y ago
According to the author, shipping code that erases your hard drive when you click "Quit" is not a defect (because it does so consistently), and fixing those kinds of bugs can be postponed. I didn't find his argument very convincing, though. The first time your customer clicks quit and has their drive erased, you will have an ex-customer.
- teej 18y agoThis is a good point. There will always be bugs that need to be cherry picked for critical status. Managing criticals and blockers is also important in the development feedback cycle.
- eries 18y agoJust because a bug can be postponed doesn't mean it should be. It's worth fixing because it matters to customers, not because it matters to engineers.
- acgourley 18y agoHe chose that example poorly and you're taking it too literally.