The number of bugs is inversely proportional to the scale of expected usage of a tool.

· Bits and Bobs 4/21/25
  • The number of bugs is inversely proportional to the scale of expected usage of a tool.
    • Imagine each time someone runs into a given bug, there's some chance they report the bug or fix it.
    • If there are billions of users swarming over a piece of software, the chance that any given bug has been found and fixed is much higher.
    • This means that software that is single use might have more bugs.
    • Some bugs will be obvious, but some bugs will be less obvious, especially to non-programmers.