Re: Program bugs and Game bugs

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Henrik 'Ratte' Gudat wrote:
> 
> In <34F44B1A.D3C3C1EA@swbell.net> Rubywand writes:
> 
> >      If, despite your best efforts, the game is released and crashes
> > under the standard OS on typical user systems, it has a bug. You fix the
> > bug and the game works the way it is supposed to.
> 
> You should be disallowed to play Wolfy. ...
>

     I and other users nearly were (by the BUG which leads to a system
crash). Fortunately, there are workarounds.


> 
> Now programmers are being pissed off for properly using system calls...what a
> great perspective.
>

     It's called "Reality". A game which has a "properly used system
call" which causes a game to bomb is a game with a "BUG". If it is not
fixed, it will continue to BOMB. That's the way computers are. If this
gives you a problem, take up knitting.


Rubywand