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Open-Source Python Code Shows Lowest Defect Density

Posted by Soulskill on from the errors-should-never-pass-silently dept.

cold fjord sends news that a study by Coverity has found open-source Python code to contain a lower defect density than any other language. "The 2012 Scan Report found an average defect density of .69 for open source software projects that leverage the Coverity Scan service, as compared to the accepted industry standard defect density for good quality software of 1.0. Python's defect density of .005 significantly surpasses this standard, and introduces a new level of quality for open source software. To date, the Coverity Scan service has analyzed nearly 400,000 lines of Python code and identified 996 new defects — 860 of which have been fixed by the Python community."

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  1. Re:Python is readable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    Python is readable and readable code is easier to fix.

    Also smarter guy have tendency to use Python/Haskell/Erlang

    Oh yeah? Well, I'm working on a readable Perl script to refute that statement. How long do they accept comments in these threads?

  2. Re:Python is readable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    Python is readable and readable code is easier to fix.

    Also smarter guy have tendency to use Python/Haskell/Erlang

    Oh yeah? Well, I'm working on a readable Perl script to refute that statement. How long do they accept comments in these threads?

    How is this possible? Perl is a write only language.

  3. Perl IS readable by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    @*(&^)&^)^$

    Perl programmers write their code in cartoon profanity!

  4. Re:Math impairment by jwkane · · Score: 4, Funny

    Maybe those two LOC are is really, really, really bad.