Greg Ewing (using news.cis.dfn.de) me at privacy.net
Tue Feb 25 22:05:04 EST 2003

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Andrew Koenig wrote:
> Carlos> Thats one of the reasons why it is often easier to spot bugs
> Carlos> on someone's else code (and vice-versa <grin>).
> 
> You mean it's also easier for bugs in someone else's code to spot you?
> <additional grin>

This is true! You've surely had the experience of
writing a wonderful piece of code, testing it
thoroughly, finding that it works perfectly...
then, the first time someone else runs it, it
falls over.

This is because bugs are very much aware of who
is running the code. As long as the original
programmer is around, they hide themselves, and
cause no mischief. But as soon as they smell an
unsuspecting user... they leap out and pounce!

<0.973 wink>

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Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept,
University of Canterbury,	
Christchurch, New Zealand
http://www.cosc.canterbury.ac.nz/~greg

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