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How to kill a web browser

Posted Oct 29, 2004 13:55 UTC (Fri) by guest01 (guest, #25274)
Parent article: How to kill a web browser

Doesn't this issue simply highlight the fact that given the choice between writing new, exiting code and features into a product is much more likely what someone is going to want to do with their time when volunteering on a software project rather than fixing bugs?

Fixing bugs (especially in code we are unfamiliar with) is mind-numbingly boring and tedious. But being paid well for it certainly helps to justify the activity.


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