I am using a UI component from J2ME Polish. I found a simple bug in the code, and want to quickly fix it but cannot find any build scripts in the download package, although source-code is included. The problem cannot be solved by extending the class as it involves members with private access. How should I go about fixing it? Should I...
I have to update a legacy application for a critical bug fix. I have to mention upfront that the code i am maintaining is rather bad and numerous mistakes were made that results in performance penalties. The linked-list is implemented rather badly and in some instances incorrectly. The problem goes from bad to worse where core code i...
It is said [Software Defect ReductionTop 10 List] that, 'about 40 to 50 percent of user programs contain nontrivial defects'. What are some nontrivial defects and how to overcome them? ...
In your opinion, who should fix a bug? A programmer, right? OK but really, who... let me explain. I'm a Scrum Master across a number of Scrum projects. Scrum says 'ring-fence your resources where possible', a sentiment I whole-heartedly agree with. Generally we integrate a certain %age of each sprint to be bug-fixing from the pre...
Okay, this sounds simple, but I tried all the simple things and it still doesn't work properly. import java.net.*; import java.io.*; public class MyServer{ public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException { int MAX_PLAYERS = 1; int players = 0; ServerSocket serverSocket = new ServerSocket(43); ...
I'm running an "defect fixing" group (developers do 2 weeks operations, then rotate). I want to build up a documentation "how to deal with problem x" - basically a decision tree: Is the problem in part x of the web site? Yes: Is the problem occurring in all browsers? Yes: ... No: ... No: ... The doc...
This program I'm making isn't compiling right, I keep getting the error: Exception in thread "main" java.lang.StringIndexOutOfBoundsException: String index out of range: -9 at java.lang.String.charAt(String.java:687) at pro1.main(pro1.java:161) Here's my code: import java.io.*; import java.util.*; public class pro1 { static Stri...
I got this exercise, is not a homework, I just trying to solve: We manage a farm with horses that have to work on the field. A horse has a name, a maximum amount of working hours per week, the amount of hours actually worked and a field to indicate if she is lazy or hard-working. All the attributes ...