>>>>... I think people complaining here (e.g. about vfp9) make less bugs in their own programs than those who do not complain.
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>>>How is complaining, in this context, an indicator for the number of bugs in one's programs?
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>>Well, my hypothesis (that needs to be statistically tested) is that people who complain about bugs have a more negative opinion about bugs than those who do not complain. They also have less esteem of people who create bugs. And as a consequence they try harder to prevent bugs in their own programs, because each self-created bug lowers their self-esteem.
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>I think that nobody wants to create bugs. I consider creating to be a consciuos process, whereas bugs in programs occur involuntarily, contrary to the intention of the programmer. I know (many) people who try a lot harder than others to prevent bugs, yet their programs may have more bugs than others'. Why would someone have less esteem for this kind of people, when all their intentions are the same: to prevent bugs.

Well, I think creating and creativeness must be distinguished here. Think of a bug as a bad creature. A creature is then the unexpected, ugly result of an action. Wonder what others have to say about this word. <g>

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