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Problem is what you define as software.
Today we seem to define a computer program as anything from assembly language to HTML, and most programming is actually script languages executed by an Interpreter. The computer industry seems to support this move away from real computer programming in compiled languages which create real computer code. Thus, we have people creating code with no idea of what it is really doing and with the many different flavors of interpreters it may do things differently. Compiled languages you can guarantee the same result every time, not true with interpreted languages. End result is more bugs, bigger slower code, and people that call themselves programmers that can't even grasp the simple concept that if they allocate memory they must also free it.
Posted by: LittleGuy   Posted on: 02/11/09 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use

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Problem is what you define as software.  LittleGuy | 02/11/09
My examples  mkrigsman@... ZDNet Moderator | 02/11/09
Bugs  LadyGray | 02/11/09
Really good point  mkrigsman@... ZDNet Moderator | 02/11/09
another point  pwn0tr0n | 02/12/09
Firmware is not immune - personal experience  john.foggitt@... | 02/13/09
How about the software you never hear about?  jasonp@... | 02/11/09
I call BS  wolf_z | 02/11/09
The height of hubris...  jasonp@... | 02/11/09
that's a great world to live in  coffeeshark | 02/11/09
I think you're confused...  jasonp@... | 02/12/09
No you're just wrong  tonymcs@... | 02/11/09
No, actually most programs are written...  jasonp@... | 02/12/09
No they aren't  pwn0tr0n | 02/12/09
You're contradicting yourself...  jasonp@... | 02/13/09
Show me a bug-free developer  mkrigsman@... ZDNet Moderator | 02/11/09
So in other words...  jasonp@... | 02/12/09
Ivory towers are not my domain  mkrigsman@... ZDNet Moderator | 02/12/09
Who said anything about ivory towers?  jasonp@... | 02/13/09
don't bother  coffeeshark | 02/11/09
I've written plenty of bug-free code...  MGP2 | 02/11/09
Why amazed?  rpmyers1 | 02/11/09
My XP SP2 seemless soft mision developed into a Virus Quarantine.  Gillman_Zorgam | 02/12/09
RE: IT failures roundup: software bugs everywhere  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 02/12/09
Totally right  mkrigsman@... ZDNet Moderator | 02/13/09
This isn't even in the same ballpark, but...  Custard_over_2x_Pie | 02/14/09

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