The Engineer Who Fixes the Bug Rarely Knows Why It Existed

The Simple Version When an engineer fixes a bug, they&rsquo;re solving a symptom. The original cause, usually a decision made under pressure by someone who no longer works there, is rarely documented and almost never understood. Bugs Are Organizational Artifacts A bug in software looks like a technical failure. It usually isn&rsquo;t. Most bugs are the residue of a meeting that happened three…