Why Buggy Software Gets Shipped

astonishedelf writes to mention an article in the Guardian about the hard reality of why buggy code is sold on retail shelves. From the article: "The world's six billion people can be divided into two groups: group one, who know why every good software company ships products with known bugs; and group two, who don't. Those in group 1 tend to forget what life was like before our youthful optimism was spoiled by reality. Sometimes we encounter a person in group two, a new hire on the team or a customer, who is shocked that any software company would ship a product before every last bug is fixed. Every time Microsoft releases a version of Windows, stories are written about how the open bug count is a five-digit number. People in group two find that interesting. But if you are a software developer, you need to get into group one, where I am."

Comments

No idea

[Unski]

..why buggy $oftware is $hipped. Can anyone help me with thi$?

Re: Vendor honesty

[Medievalist]

What I would like to see is some vendor honesty. How about making a list of known bugs available to your customer prior to purchase?

Good idea! You go first.

Re:MS Word Easter Egg

[hobbesx]

Think of it this way:
At least that Nigerian scammer doesn't have your address anymore...