Re: [PHP-DEV] when PHP code causes crash due to bad input, is it a bug?

2003-01-11 Thread Christian Stocker
Am Freitag, 10.01.03 um 21:02 Uhr schrieb gk: I am trying to help with PHP. But this experience makes me feel like it is not worth it. Can anyone give me some clarification. Is there a common agreement on what constitutes a bug? I have worked as Sr. SQA engineer for many years and have always

[PHP-DEV] when PHP code causes crash due to bad input, is it a bug?

2003-01-10 Thread gk
I am trying to help with PHP. But this experience makes me feel like it is not worth it. Can anyone give me some clarification. Is there a common agreement on what constitutes a bug? I have worked as Sr. SQA engineer for many years and have always worked under the understanding that crashes are

Re: [PHP-DEV] when PHP code causes crash due to bad input, is it a bug?

2003-01-10 Thread Brian Moon
| I have worked as Sr. SQA engineer for many years and have always worked | under the understanding that crashes are unacceptible - no matter what | caused them: code should be able to handle bad data and not crash. Agreed, IMO, if it in fact crashes, it is not bogus. Brian Moon dealnews.com

Re: [PHP-DEV] when PHP code causes crash due to bad input, is it a bug?

2003-01-10 Thread Leon Atkinson
Thanks for sticking with the issue, Greg. If I may make an objective observation... Random users constantly submit issues to the bug database that are clearly not problems with PHP, issues that are better addressed in the mailing lists. I imagine it must be frustrating to the QA team to have

Re: [PHP-DEV] when PHP code causes crash due to bad input, is it a bug?

2003-01-10 Thread Steph
Since you have lots of experience doing QA, you probably already understand this and maybe you have some ideas for how the process can improve. This was the best thing said in ages regards QA, bug reporting and bogusment. Thanks. Leon -- PHP Development Mailing List http://www.php.net/