Re: Definitions software/systems bug tracking

["Dana Worley" <dana -at- campbellsci -dot- com>]

Here's my take on it :)

On Wednesday, September 01, 2010, Donna McManus wrote: 

> I'm flummoxed trying to define these terms in the context of
> "severity" for bug reporting:
 
> Minor

Small change. Fix before release if minimal code is affected

> Feature

New feature request. 

> Trivial

Nuisance bug. Fix whenever convenient.

> Text

Documentation? 

> Tweak

An odd one indeed :)  Small change. Not really a bug. Fix when convenient. 

> Major

Signiciant bug. Fix before release unless risk of fixing is greater than risk of bug. 

> Crash

Self explanatory :)  Crash, but not necessarily a show stopper. 

> Block

Catastrophic bug. Stops all operation of software; could include loss of data. Software can't 
ship in this state. 

2 cents,

Dana W.

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Microsoft MVP, Windows Help

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