> There is nothing scientific about the process of finding a bug at >all! It may *look* scientific when done properly but it most >certainly isn't. Far too much intuition and luck involved!
You don't understand what science is, then. Science depends mostly on intuition and luck. It's a creative process, venturing into unknown territory. Most people misuse the word "science" to mean a process which is not at all creative, where things are already known and defined. De-bugging is not a science, because it's much less creative than science, and there is far less uncertainty (programming, however, can be a creative process). But de-bugging resembles science in that it is a process of discovery. Any process of discovery has an element, however slight, of randomness. You may have two different hypotheses about what may be wrong and the decision of which to try first may be made almost randomly, because it may not matter which you try first. That's what I meant by the element of randomness. PC > > >- Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss >To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce >To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help >This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ >If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Automatic footer for [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------- To unsubscribe from this list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] unsubscribe discuss To join the announcements list, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] subscribe announce To receive a help file, mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] help This list is archived at http://www.mail-archive.com/discuss%40ppig.org/ If you have any problems or questions, please mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
