Wednesday October 20, 2021; 9:26 AM EDT
- Other people, maybe not so great. 😀 #
- When I read some reports, I want to ask "What did you mean by that?"#
- Because it isn't at all apparent to me what you did, or what you expected to happen.#
- Sometimes people use a word that means something updated, when you meant it didn't appear at all. These distinctions matter a lot -- when trying to figure out what went wrong, if the software did something incorrect, if the user did, or if there was a misunderstanding about what the software was supposed to do.#
- So here's a request of the people who write great bug reports -- when you see something that's fuzzy or unclear, please pitch in and help out, and ask the other person to clarify what they mean. #
- In general I think people who write great bug reports know that they do. One way to tell is if I was able to quickly fix a problem you reported without asking any questions. Those are the best. We all win. You get software that does what you want, and I get to fix a problem in the software, that's not going to go away until it is dealt with. #