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0 pointsjihadjihad18d ago0 comments

I read it as an argument from the end user’s perspective. Kind of like this:

  - trying to do X, getting software error: bug
  - wishing the software did Y, even though it’s not implemented: bug

Indeed there are people who think like that, but usually they are people like my grandparents, whose level of software understanding boils down to “the Desktop is where I play Solitaire” and “Internet Explorer is the literal internet”.

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alkonaut18d ago

That's the simple version of it yes. I outlined a more complex version of it in a parallel answer. In short: lacking a complete specification of what to do, it's often impossible even within software teams to tell whether something is a bug.

And you never have a complete specification of what to do.

coldtea18d ago

>an argument from the end user’s perspective

Well, the end user's perspective is buggy.

And a developer doesn't have to give the same semantics as the user, anymore than a medical equipment manufactured needs to consider its products based on what each random patient wants and what misconceptions or urban legends they believe.

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