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To: Larry Brew who wrote (9055)	11/30/1998 12:11:00 PM
From: TEDennis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 10786

Larry: There's a difference between programming and program design. The designer decides what a program should do. The programmer makes the computer do what the designer decided. If a programmer makes a mistake and consequently the program doesn't do what the designer decided, it's called a "bug". You fix it by changing a few lines of code. If the designer screwed up by not appropriately handling the "invalid transaction" situation, it's called a "design flaw". You fix it by adding a new feature. It takes a whole lot more effort to fix a "design flaw" than it does to fix a "bug". Of course, the teller at the bank just blames it on the computer. TED