Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!rutgers!ucla-cs!levin From: levin@CS.UCLA.EDU Newsgroups: comp.lang.pascal,comp.lang.prolog,comp.bugs.2bsd,comp.bugs.4bsd,comp.bugs.misc Subject: Collecting favorite bug stories Message-ID: <3670@curly.ucla-cs.UCLA.EDU> Date: Sat, 10-Jan-87 03:34:15 EST Article-I.D.: curly.3670 Posted: Sat Jan 10 03:34:15 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 10-Jan-87 06:37:10 EST Sender: root@ucla-cs.UCLA.EDU Reply-To: levin@CS.UCLA.EDU (Stuart Levine) Distribution: world Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department Lines: 24 Xref: mnetor comp.lang.pascal:27 comp.lang.prolog:51 comp.bugs.2bsd:6 comp.bugs.4bsd:112 comp.bugs.misc:17 I am collecting anecdotes of experiences, (real or imagined) for a book to be titled: MY FAVORITE BUGS: Humourous, and Horrible Experiences in Software Engineering. As one might tell from the title, the book will be filled with wonderful tales that programmers tell each other, over a few too many beers, after a long day at the keyboard. The book is meant to be read for entertainment, as well as for education. In that light, I am asking that contributions include (when possible), a short description of the bug, some comments on why it was special, how the solution was found, and maybe (for the appendix of the book) a few lines of code. You don't need to write anything long; a page should do it. All contributors are thanked in advance, and will be credited in the book for their contributions. Soon in a bookstore near you... (apologies if you see this message on ten different newsgroups) Stuart LeVine