Comments on: bugs are better when fun http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/bugs-are-better-when-fun/ A blog about nothing Tue, 31 Jan 2012 20:14:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: the unhappy reality of upgrades ~ numerodix blog http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/bugs-are-better-when-fun/#comment-38198 the unhappy reality of upgrades ~ numerodix blog Tue, 25 Sep 2007 21:25:08 +0000 http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/bugs-are-better-when-fun/#comment-38198 [...] It struck me today that as coders we do what we can to wrap our nasty, complicated code in a neat package that the user will love. They don’t realize, and we don’t want them to know, just how convoluted and messy the stuff is on the inside. And this holds up for long periods of time. But there comes a time when our neat little illusion cracks up and the ugliness comes into view. Bugs expose it sometimes, but upgrades do this with immaculate regularity. [...] [...] It struck me today that as coders we do what we can to wrap our nasty, complicated code in a neat package that the user will love. They don’t realize, and we don’t want them to know, just how convoluted and messy the stuff is on the inside. And this holds up for long periods of time. But there comes a time when our neat little illusion cracks up and the ugliness comes into view. Bugs expose it sometimes, but upgrades do this with immaculate regularity. [...]

]]> By: numerodix http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/bugs-are-better-when-fun/#comment-36596 numerodix Mon, 13 Aug 2007 15:41:28 +0000 http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/bugs-are-better-when-fun/#comment-36596 Only the suse livecd.. Only the suse livecd..

]]> By: Chxta http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/bugs-are-better-when-fun/#comment-36595 Chxta Mon, 13 Aug 2007 14:49:05 +0000 http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/bugs-are-better-when-fun/#comment-36595 Have you tried KDE 4 alpha? Have you tried KDE 4 alpha?

]]> By: numerodix http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/bugs-are-better-when-fun/#comment-36588 numerodix Mon, 13 Aug 2007 07:18:05 +0000 http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/bugs-are-better-when-fun/#comment-36588 <p>Well, I read it on the <a href="http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/desktop/gnome/howtos/gnome-2.18-upgrade.xml" rel="nofollow">gnome upgrade guide</a>. I haven't seen it on the main site, but it was linked in from the forum. At the time I was already underway debugging the problem. I have very few gnome packages installed, but it breaks almost all of KDE too.</p> Well, I read it on the gnome upgrade guide. I haven’t seen it on the main site, but it was linked in from the forum. At the time I was already underway debugging the problem. I have very few gnome packages installed, but it breaks almost all of KDE too.

]]> By: Brian http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/bugs-are-better-when-fun/#comment-36582 Brian Mon, 13 Aug 2007 02:27:44 +0000 http://www.matusiak.eu/numerodix/blog/index.php/2007/08/12/bugs-are-better-when-fun/#comment-36582 Thanks for pointing out that this expat upgrade was coming. You saved me some potential breakage. How did you know the expat upgrade had been in the works for some time? What was your source of information? Thanks for pointing out that this expat upgrade was coming. You saved me some potential breakage.

How did you know the expat upgrade had been in the works for some time? What was your source of information?

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