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> 1. Yeah right. I assume you write software for a living; I'm not sure how you got through writing that sentence.

Not the author, but I took this statement to mean no major bugs which actually prevent utilization of the core system. Not necessarily no bugs that aren't fringe or easy to work around or cosmetic only. If the app in question is an alarm clock, the thing better alert me on time every time. Bugs that interfere with that core function are unacceptable. But if the font of the clock is off for one second every midnight, it wouldn't rise to that level. I imagine that threshold varies from person to person.



That seems like a pretty generous interpretation of

>Software should be free of bugs. At the very least, updates should not introduce new bugs.

But sure, who wouldn't agree with you? Who doesn't strive for that? Bugs happen, even big ones, to the best of us.

If the clause

> Thou shall not push any major bugs

appeared in your employment contract, would you sign it?




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