[greggman]

I have a slightly different take. That used to be my initial reaction and it probably still is but taking a cue from other engineers better than me they seemed to internalize that there will be bugs, period. So might was well get over it and just fix them as they're found rather than get upset over them.

Of course they try to write good code, follow good practices, write tests etc but there's just going to be bugs, period. So don't beat yourself up. Just fix the bug, learn whatever you can from it so hopefully you won't do it again and or if it calls for it adjust your build infrastructure or testing infrastructure so you're more likely to catch them in the future.

[landongn]

"Just fix the bug, learn whatever you can from it so hopefully you won't do it again"

The baggage associated with bugs is so prevalent that we can't talk about them without a real sense of shame. "Hopefully you won't do it again".

Bugs are just part of the cycle. I completely agree with your assessment that people who can realize that are happier and more productive because they can plan for the probable case.

[stinos]

Same take, different personalities? I know and have known for a long time (in fact that was a small epiphany back then:) there will always be bugs no matter how much better I'll be in the future. And I do learn from them and fix them as they come by. But unfortunately that does not, and likely will never, stop me from feeling somewhat bad/stupid about creating one. Maybe I make it sound worse than it is though - it's not like bugs affect me more than is healthy or keep me up at night. After all: in the end the bug is fixed anyway so nothing to worry about anymore :P