Quick thoughts on writing bug free code


From a recent posting of mine:


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[background=rgb(247,247,247)]And you should write bug free code as well.[/background]

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[background=rgb(250,251,252)]definitely.[/background]

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[background=rgb(250,251,252)]one thing at a time, do it very well, then move on.[/background]

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[background=rgb(250,251,252)]programming is about precision.[/background]

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[background=rgb(250,251,252)]mind your p's and q's - cross your i's and dot your t's .[/background]

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[background=rgb(250,251,252)]always think ahead about what you're doing and what potential pitfalls could be: ok, this call here does memory allocation i need to deal with. this other snippet is "critical section" stuff where i have invalid addresses and such and the normal rules don't apply (constructor issues), etc.[/background]

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[background=rgb(250,251,252)]nobody's perfect, but the only bugs in your program are ones you put in. [/background]

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[background=rgb(250,251,252)]so divide and conquer. modular-ize until the parts are so simple you can't F-up .[/background]

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[background=rgb(250,251,252)]turn complexity into a hierarchy of layered simplicity.[/background]

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