No Code is Bug Free
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InfoWorld talks about how no software is bug free. The idea that it might be is a common lie in the computer software security industry. That software will always have bugs is simply an artifact of software development. What needs to be fixed is how code reviews are done and how communications between firms happens. The first step is that firms need to not accept a code review to deem something to be free of bugs. No bugs discovered is plausible, that none exist is ludicrous.
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It seems like this must be happening from a bit of hubris on the part of the auditors combined with an unrealistic expectation of the company submitting code for review. Why someone would claim something was free of bugs or defects seems crazy until you realize that there are companies that will pay to be told by a third party that their software is bug free even when obviously, no one actually believes this. Probably just another artifact of unhealthy internal politics.
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If I were a company who had my code audited and the auditors came back and said my code was free & clear... I'd ask for my money back, lol.
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@dafyre said:
If I were a company who had my code audited and the auditors came back and said my code was free & clear... I'd ask for my money back, lol.
No kidding!!
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My code is 100% bug free until a user does something I did not think about. Or maybe i missed something. Or maybe .. yeah there be bugs there....
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That wouldn't last long if I were a coder there... Theme of my coding practices: Oops, let's try that again... Followed immediately by "What do you mean unexpected end of file?!"
