Discussion on: What Leads to Coding Mistakes?

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Kaamkiya • Feb 28 • Edited

There are infinite thing that can cause errors, but some of the most common are ...

Not being on the same page as co-workers or other people on your team
Not understanding the codebase
Using C++
Writing unreadable code
Not commenting code
Using nondescript variable names (naming a variable hp instead of heightOfPerson, for example)

... and more.

ProgramCrafter • Feb 28

Let me continue with fairly more complex, but yet not uncommon reasons!

Overcertainty that input will have certain properties (often coupled with not having project structure in mind);
Trying to change existing code to do similar, but another, thing;
Writing functions with large amount of parameters of one type, then accidentally swapping them;
Separating logically connected variables into separate objects, then expecting them to be consistent.

Bernd Wechner • Feb 29

Tee hee, had to chuckle a little as part of me thinks that one source of errors is in fact the misapplication of ideas, like "infinite" (there most certainly is not an infinite source of errors I can assure you, not even almost).