Tag: software bugs
Code Sport
This month's column continues the discussion on data storage systems, with a focus on how file systems remain consistent even in the face of...
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...
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...
CodeSport
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...
CodeSport
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...
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...
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...
