October, November the Worst Months For Writing Buggy Code 136
chicksdaddy writes "Data from application testing firm Veracode suggests that the quality of application code submitted for auditing is pretty much constant throughout the year — except for the months of October and November, when the average density of vulnerabilities in the code jumps considerably. But why? Is it the pressure of deadlines? The stress of developers' lives (kids back to school, etc.)?"
Budgets, schedules (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Useless information - currently (Score:2, Informative)
I work for a large utility company. We see a significant increase in injuries and accidents during these months as well. I don't have the numbers and graphs with me, but it's been notably consistent over the past 8 years.
bad heading (Score:5, Informative)
Should read "October, November are the *best* days for writing buggy code." They're the worst days, apparently, for writing bug-free code.