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October, November the Worst Months For Writing Buggy Code

Posted by Soulskill on from the blame-the-halloween-candy-coma dept.

chicksdaddy writes "Data from application testing firm Veracode suggests that the quality of application code submitted for auditing is pretty much constant throughout the year — except for the months of October and November, when the average density of vulnerabilities in the code jumps considerably. But why? Is it the pressure of deadlines? The stress of developers' lives (kids back to school, etc.)?"

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  1. A little late? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why do they warn us in December?

    1. Re:A little late? by M.+Baranczak · · Score: 5, Funny

      So you have ten months to prepare.

      I bet if we all work hard, we can produce even more bugs next October.

  2. Don't get me started on this one ... by Grindalf · · Score: 5, Funny

    I've studied this stuff, it's down to STUPID programmers. Hire people that can type properly. This was everybody wins ...

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  3. Buggy code is pretty basic stuff... by mark-t · · Score: 5, Funny

    All you need to do is simulate the four wheels, and add a rigid body that can be approximated to a box for the main chasis. If you want to get fancy, you can use a polygonal mesh. Then you can use any old physics engine, and presto... you have a buggy.

    It's writing the code for the horses that's a real bitch. There's AI and stuff, and figuring out how the horse should react emotionally to various situations... THAT'S one hell of a challenge.

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  4. Re:Useless information - currently by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Real programmers get confused.

    Remember, OCT31 = DEC25