Bugs in Your Open Source Code

Code much? I have to admit that all I know about coding has long been forgotten. While I am not that old, my university days are now part of the hazy past. Those were some good times, but as life often goes, I have branched out to other things quite unrelated to coding.

I am pretty sure we have some readers who are engaged in this activity on a regular basis, and if you are one of them, you might be interested in this infographic created by Source Ninja. ((Source Ninja Blog)) Titled Bugs in Your Open Source Code: The Financial Time and Cost of Defective Software, the infographic provides details on the impact of software defects.

Did you know that…

• The cost of developing high dependability software is twice the cost of developing low dependability software?
• In the United States, the annual cost for defective software equates to $60 billion?
• 10 percent of defects account for 90 percent of all downtime? And we all know very well how much downtime ought to be avoided – whether or not you work in the technical side of things.

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The infographic also provides details about the stages where defects are discovered. Here is a quick rundown, in order of frequency – lowest to highest.

• Analysis/design
• Coding/unit test
• Integration/RAISE system test
• Early feedback beta testing
• Post product release

Obviously, the later the defects are discovered, the higher the costs incurred.

Here’s the entire image for you to go through. Yeah, stat geeks will have a trip out of this one.

Come to think of it, even if you are not a coder, as long as you use open source code, you can put this information to a lot of good use. Go impress your boss!