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Laila Lotfi

.NET tools Brand Manager & Simple-Talk Editor

Finding bugs is difficult, right?

Published Monday, October 17, 2011 3:02 PM

Something I hear developers tell us all the time is that they take pride in being a developer.and that bugs are a dent in that pride. Someone once told me "I know I have found bugs years later, and it's the worst feeling in the world." So how can you avoid that sinking feeling when you find out a bug has been in production months before someone lets you know about it?

Besides, let's face it: hearing about a bug often means a world of pain, because it can take hours to track down where the problem is and more hours (if not days) to fix it. And during that time, you're not working on something new, and that, my friends, is really frustrating!

So to cheer you up, we've created a Bug Hunt game, where you battle against the clock to spot bugs. We've really enjoyed putting this together and hope you enjoy playing it too.

Once you're done with the bug hunt, we explain how easy it can be to find and fix bugs in real life, using a neat mechanism that we call Automated Error Reporting.

Play the game now.

by Laila

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About Laila

I work for the .NET Tools division at Red Gate. I enjoy talking to .NET developers, technical leads, development managers, etc, to understand how we can help serve you better - how we can build tools and provide you with resources/information that make a difference to your work. Please do get in touch on editor@red-gate.com to let me know what topics you'd like to learn more about and I'll do my best to get content commissioned around what interests you most.
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