Ken wrote:

> "Jon A. Cruz" wrote:
> >
> > Ken wrote:
> >
> > > A bug is a design problem in the program. A bug can cause the program
> > > to crash or return the wrong results when a specific feature is used.
> >
> > Would it perhaps be more accurate to say that a bug is a problem in the
> > implementation of the program. That is, the design itself (what was intended) may
> > be OK, but there might be a problem when you actually go to write the code that's
> > supposed to perform the designed function.
>
> bug n. An unwanted and unintended property of a program or piece of hardware, esp.
> one that causes it to malfunction. Antonym of feature. Examples:

[quite extensive definition snipped]


Whew! And all I wanted to do was to make sure that people didn't go with "design" and
start posting feature requests instead of
actual bugs.

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