Worse than a defect... (Destiny)

by Earendil, Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 09:26 (3396 days ago) @ Cody Miller

...is a fix for a defect that is a half assed temporary patch. "If you can't say anything nice, don't say anything at all" applies to software engineering, and some of the worst code is code that started as a clever patch, but was not thought through as a design/architecture level and with the thought that things may change over the years.

But it's a problem. The "Right" way to fix things almost always takes longer and/or costs more. It's borderline a fact of life. So if this truly is a difficult bug, I applaud Bungie from a software engineering perspective for taking the time to fix it correctly, instead of applying a quick hack that will eventually fail and likely in a more catastrophic (money/time/defects) ways.

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I can fix the heavy ammo bug - Cody Miller, 2015-01-26, 17:19
- I can fix the heavy ammo bug - Claude Errera, 2015-01-26, 17:54
  - I can fix the heavy ammo bug - Cody Miller, 2015-01-26, 17:59
    - I can fix the heavy ammo bug - Xenos, 2015-01-26, 18:24
  - My limited experience with coding: - CruelLEGACEY, 2015-01-26, 19:14
    - This is a frighteningly accurate metaphor. - CyberKN, 2015-01-26, 19:59
      - This is a frighteningly accurate metaphor. - someotherguy, 2015-01-27, 07:29
- I can fix the heavy ammo bug - uberfoop, 2015-01-26, 18:36
  - As a programmer, seems like a pain... - slycrel, 2015-01-26, 19:30
    - As a programmer, seems like a pain... - stabbim, 2015-01-26, 21:49
      - As a debugger, it seems simple - Kahzgul, 2015-01-27, 00:21
        
        Counting - Blackt1g3r, 2015-01-27, 10:25
        
        Counting - Kahzgul, 2015-01-27, 14:05
    - As a programmer, seems like a pain... - BeardFade, 2015-01-27, 22:15
      - As a programmer, seems like a pain... - Ragashingo, 2015-01-27, 22:22
      - As a programmer, seems like a pain... - stabbim, 2015-01-27, 22:49
        
        They must be dead in some way - Earendil, 2015-01-28, 09:13
- I can fix the heavy ammo bug - narcogen, 2015-01-27, 06:13
- FAIL - Durandal, 2015-01-27, 06:27
  - haha - SonofMacPhisto, 2015-01-27, 06:28
  - FAIL... to see a problem here. We should do this. :D - INSANEdrive, 2015-01-27, 07:48
  - FAIL - Cody Miller, 2015-01-27, 08:06
    - Um - RaichuKFM, 2015-01-27, 08:16
      - Um - Cody Miller, 2015-01-27, 08:23
        
        Um - RaichuKFM, 2015-01-27, 08:28
        
        Exploitable fix? - dogcow, 2015-01-27, 09:03
        
        Um - Cody Miller, 2015-01-27, 09:09
        
        So, what happens if - Earendil, 2015-01-27, 09:20
        
        Earendil be like: - iconicbanana, 2015-01-27, 09:24
        
        So, what happens if - Cody Miller, 2015-01-27, 17:13
        
        So, what happens if - RaichuKFM, 2015-01-27, 18:13
        
        So, what happens if - Earendil, 2015-01-28, 09:24
        
        So, what happens if - ZackDark, 2015-01-28, 09:55
        
        That, sir... - Earendil, 2015-01-28, 10:11
        
        So, what happens if - dogcow, 2015-01-28, 11:00
        
        So, what happens if - Cody Miller, 2015-01-28, 11:12
        
        So, what happens if - Earendil, 2015-01-28, 11:33
        
        You're assuming the bug is a single-frame thing - ZackDark, 2015-01-28, 11:42
        
        You're assuming the bug is a single-frame thing - Ragashingo, 2015-01-28, 12:42
        
        Depends how ammo is normally calculated - someotherguy, 2015-01-28, 13:47
- why not just increase the drop rate - Schedonnardus, 2015-01-27, 06:43
  - make heavy weap packs cheaper for people who wear the boots? - scarab, 2015-01-27, 07:38
- add ammo synth to blue engram tables - Schedonnardus, 2015-01-27, 08:46
- Seemingly Easy Workaround... - DiscipleN2k, 2015-01-27, 08:51
  - I don't like that - Earendil, 2015-01-27, 09:22
    - How about a toggle... - DiscipleN2k, 2015-01-27, 09:36
- Worse than a defect... - Earendil, 2015-01-27, 09:26
  - Worse than a defect... - Cody Miller, 2015-01-27, 09:32
    - Worse than a defect... - JDQuackers, 2015-01-27, 09:53
      - +1 Yep. - BeardFade, 2015-01-28, 08:44
    - Worse than a defect... - Earendil, 2015-01-27, 09:55
  - A wise post. - Kermit, 2015-01-28, 09:06
- Exotic Helmet idea - Schedonnardus, 2015-01-27, 09:49
  - That exotic would destroy crucible - Spec ops Grunt, 2015-01-27, 16:29
    - Non Guardian kills have a chance to… there fixed - Cody Miller, 2015-01-27, 17:12
  - Better Yet... - DiscipleN2k, 2015-01-27, 18:02
- Good attempt. - BeardFade, 2015-01-27, 22:29
  - Good attempt. - Claude Errera, 2015-01-28, 06:56
    - Good attempt. - BeardFade, 2015-01-28, 08:43

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