Joy of Programming: A Bug or a Feature?
A puzzling aspect of bugs is that they often turn out to be features (and vice versa)! Let’s explore this interesting topic with an example. In my experience working with enterprise software, I…
Joy of Programming: Why is a Software Glitch Called a ‘Bug’?
In this column, we’ve always covered unusual and interesting technical topics. This month, we discuss the word “bug”, and the history behind its use in the software context. There are three things common…
CodeSport (April 2011)
Welcome to CodeSport! In this month’s column, we feature a set of programming questions, as requested by a few of our student readers. In last month’s column, we discussed a few of the…
CodeSport (March 2011)
Welcome to CodeSport! In this month’s column, we turn our attention to software coding errors, which lead to buggy code. We will discuss different types of software bugs caused by software coding errors,…
Joy of Programming: SNAFU — Situation Normal, All Fouled Up!
The stories of software development projects in crisis are amazingly familiar to all experienced programmers and managers. In this column, we’ll look at some common aspects of projects in crisis and how they…
Joy of Programming: Logical Bugs and Intuitive Thinking
Logical bugs are very common in code and are often very difficult to find and fix. In this column, we’ll look at an example of a real-world logical bug, and explore how intuitive…
May 15, 2013
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May 14, 2013
pteaches — Hi, I am having some basic queries regarding the null driver code i.e., ofcd.c.
who is calling the functions (my_open, my_close,...
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May 14, 2013
PR — It's not the gov, but the devs and trained employes who are using their Drupal.
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