...When their programs don't work.
1. Strange...
2. I've never heard about that.
3. It did work yesterday.
4. Well, the program needs some fixing.
5. How is this possible?
6. The machine seems to be broken.
7. Has the operating system been updated?
8. The user has made an error again.
9. There is something wrong in your test data.
10. I have not touched that module!
11. Yes yes, it will be ready in time.
12. You must have the wrong executable.
13. Oh, it's just a feature.
14. I'm almost ready.
15. Of course, I just have to do these small fixes.
16. It will be done in no time at all.
17. It's just some unlucky coincidense.
18. I can't test everything!
19. THIS can't do THAT.
20. Didn't I fix it already?
21. It's already there, but it has not been tested.
22. It works, but it's not been tested.
23. Somebody must have changed my code.
24. There must be a virus in the application software.
25. Even though it does not work, how does it feel?
I think I'm guilty of some of this. (^_^)
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Friday, December 07, 2007
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26. It works on my machine!
I think I would find more instances of #1, #2 and #5 in my forum posts than I'd care to admit. :D
#3 it my favorite. (^_^)
You list these as if they're never actually true. :P
Guilty...
I sometimes say #1 and then immediately fixing it.
soon after, most clients don't mind it anymore. All that matters is how fast you fix the problems that arises anyway.
Cheers
@Daniel F. Martins
Absolutely, "Works for me" should even be #1!
if you're a web dev., you say this a lot of times:
"oh shit!, but in firefox works..."
teo,
always.
what did you do wrong that made it break?
"It's more complicated"
and
"It's hard to explain..."
The best for me is: "26. It works on my machine!"
Indeed.. when I test the application programmers made, I hear that all the time #26 ^_~
I think I'm guilty of most of these.
How is this possible ? ? ?
THIS can't do THAT ! ! !
#3 for sure!!!!
Awesome... sounds so familiar... I'm sure never from myself. ;)
I am guilty of these too, well done the list is accurate.
My favorite is the ever popular, ID-10-T error (idiot at the keyboard).
Just make sure you spell it out as ID, 10, T Error.
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