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Design Problem VS Real Bugs #114

Closed SibingWu closed 4 years ago

SibingWu commented 4 years ago

@damithc Professor, in terms of bug response, I have a question: Some bugs reported are more like design problem(maybe not designed in a considerate way) rather than real bug. The designer allows some cases to happen on purpose(e.g. allow some repetitive inputs/extra parameters), but such cases were reported as bugs by testers. In such case shall we still consider it as real bugs or shall we reject it?

damithc commented 4 years ago

If the behavior is intended, was it documented? If not, is there a good justification for that behavior compared to alternatives? If the answer to is yes to either question, it can be argued as 'not a bug'.

SibingWu commented 4 years ago

If the behavior is intended, was it documented? If not, is there a good justification for that behavior compared to alternatives? If the answer to is yes to either question, it can be argued as 'not a bug'.

Noted with thx!

SibingWu commented 4 years ago

@damithc Prof, what if a certain bug exist because we are not skillful enough to implement it now? e.g. check if it is a valid email address

damithc commented 4 years ago

@damithc Prof, what if a certain bug exist because we are not skillful enough to implement it now? e.g. check if it is a valid email address

High development cost (in terms of skill or time) is a valid justification for not implementing a feature.

SibingWu commented 4 years ago

@damithc Prof, what if a certain bug exist because we are not skillful enough to implement it now? e.g. check if it is a valid email address

High development cost (in terms of skill or time) is a valid justification for not implementing a feature.

Thx prof!