Software bug
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Bugs are what you don't want, whether they are natural pests (like insects) or flaws in a human-engineered product.
Historically, people have referred to insects and spiders as "bugs". It's not clear whether this derives from the phrase, "They bug me", or it's the other way round.
Software bugs are errors in computer software.
- Some computer programmers distinguish between coding errors and design flaws, often using the half-joking justification, "That's not a bug. It's a feature!"
- Often the distinction between a coding error, a design flaw and a feature request is disregarded. Indeed, Sun Microsystems maintains a bug parade for their Java platform which lets everyone in the world vote for a bug fix or feature request.
External links
- Report a bug or request a feature - at Sun