Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- With enough public review, even complex bugs become easy to find.
- In plain terms
- Many eyes make debugging easier.
- What can you take from it?
- Share your code to get help finding errors.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How can you improve code quality?
- Is public review always effective?
Another view
Some bugs remain hidden even with many reviewers.
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