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History's Worst Software Bugs

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the when-software-goes-bad dept.

bharatm writes "Wired has an article on the 10 worst sofware bugs.. From the article 'Coding errors have sparked explosions, crippled interplanetary probes -- even killed people. Here's our pick for the 10 worst bugs ever, but the judging wasn't easy.'"

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  1. Missed a big one. by team99parody · · Score: 0, Redundant
    It was an intentional bug, but the one doccumentd in the Farewell Dossier documents arguably destroyed a superpower. Whether that's a best or worst bug, is left in the eye of the beholder.

    One more reason to have the ability to code-review any source code you depend on.

  2. Worst _software_ bugs, huh ? by Ihlosi · · Score: 1, Redundant
    I didn't know that the Pentium FP bug was a software bug.



    Oh wait, it wasn't ...

  3. Re:And don't forget your roots... by HotNeedleOfInquiry · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Got a cite? I'm not being a smartass, but this is the first I've heard of engineers before there was engines. Could it be a case of forward referencing the translation of some ancient word incorrectly? --

    --
    "Eve of Destruction", it's not just for old hippies anymore...