A Quote by Fred Brooks

The fundamental problem with program maintenance is that fixing a defect has a substantial (20-50 percent) chance of introducing another. So the whole process is two steps forward and one step back.

Fred Brooks

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Fred Brooks
American - Scientist
Born: April 19, 1931

The fundamental problem with program maintenance is that fixing a defect has a substantial chance of introducing another.

Fred Brooks

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