Comments on: Ten Worst Software Bugs http://awads.net/wp/2005/12/05/ten-worst-software-bugs/ News, views, tips and tricks on Oracle and other fun stuff Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:53:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Venkatesh M http://awads.net/wp/2005/12/05/ten-worst-software-bugs/#comment-51533 Venkatesh M Wed, 12 Sep 2007 05:50:46 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/?p=174#comment-51533 <p>This article is very informative and interesting. I request you to kindly give a list of newer costlier bugs from 2000 to 2007 also.</p> <p>Thanks</p> This article is very informative and interesting. I request you to kindly give a list of newer costlier bugs from 2000 to 2007 also.

Thanks

]]> By: Dan G. Switzer, II http://awads.net/wp/2005/12/05/ten-worst-software-bugs/#comment-433 Dan G. Switzer, II Tue, 06 Dec 2005 16:54:49 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/?p=174#comment-433 <p>What about the blackouts in 2003. I thought the general census was it was a routing bug that caused the grids to be overloaded.</p> What about the blackouts in 2003. I thought the general census was it was a routing bug that caused the grids to be overloaded.

]]> By: APC http://awads.net/wp/2005/12/05/ten-worst-software-bugs/#comment-431 APC Tue, 06 Dec 2005 10:40:55 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/?p=174#comment-431 <p>Oops - looks like I need to brush up on my Markdown syntax :(</p> Oops - looks like I need to brush up on my Markdown syntax :(

]]> By: APC http://awads.net/wp/2005/12/05/ten-worst-software-bugs/#comment-430 APC Tue, 06 Dec 2005 10:38:51 +0000 http://awads.net/wp/?p=174#comment-430 <p>This is not a top ten list of software bugs. </p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>1982 — Soviet gas pipeline. </p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>This is not a bug, being deliberate.</p> <blockquote> <blockquote> <p>1993 — Intel Pentium floating point divide. ( This is a hardware problem and so (arguably) is this</p> <p>1996 — Ariane 5 Flight 501</p> </blockquote> </blockquote> <p>as it's an hardware exception caused by arithemtic overflow.</p> <p>Which maybe just goes to prove how difficult it is to diagnose faults in complex systems.</p> <p>Incidentally, why no mention of the <a href="http://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/msp98/news/mco990930.html" rel="nofollow">Mars Polar Orbiter debacle</a>? Some programmers using metric, others using imperial: now that's what I call a software bug!</p> <p>Cheers, APC</p> This is not a top ten list of software bugs.

1982 — Soviet gas pipeline.

This is not a bug, being deliberate.

1993 — Intel Pentium floating point divide.
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This is a hardware problem and so (arguably) is this

1996 — Ariane 5 Flight 501

as it’s an hardware exception caused by arithemtic overflow.

Which maybe just goes to prove how difficult it is to diagnose faults in complex systems.

Incidentally, why no mention of the Mars Polar Orbiter debacle? Some programmers using metric, others using imperial: now that’s what I call a software bug!

Cheers, APC

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