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Should Software Developers offer warranties for their code?

Survey period: 6 Oct 2013 to 14 Oct 2013

Let's restrict it to just the code and not any loss or damage caused by bad code. If our code breaks should we be legally liable to provide a repair, a replacement or a refund?

OptionVotes% 
Yes74047.59
No81552.41



 
GeneralNO Pin
SOHAM_GANDHI2-Feb-14 20:07
SOHAM_GANDHI2-Feb-14 20:07 
GeneralShould-Software-Developers-offer-warranties Pin
Khandwawala Hatim14-Oct-13 22:25
professionalKhandwawala Hatim14-Oct-13 22:25 
GeneralRead the contracts Pin
Vivi Chellappa13-Oct-13 4:51
professionalVivi Chellappa13-Oct-13 4:51 
General"Should"? Pin
Eddy Vluggen12-Oct-13 2:32
professionalEddy Vluggen12-Oct-13 2:32 
GeneralRidiculous proposition. Pin
User 5924111-Oct-13 16:12
User 5924111-Oct-13 16:12 
GeneralDefine "if our code breaks" vs "shoddy code" Pin
Marc Clifton11-Oct-13 4:08
mvaMarc Clifton11-Oct-13 4:08 
GeneralRe: Define "if our code breaks" vs "shoddy code" Pin
Nelek13-Oct-13 11:53
protectorNelek13-Oct-13 11:53 
GeneralCouldn't be yes, even if we wished.. Not feasible Pin
Ravi Sant10-Oct-13 23:53
Ravi Sant10-Oct-13 23:53 
GeneralAbsolutely not. Pin
Cristian Amarie10-Oct-13 8:37
Cristian Amarie10-Oct-13 8:37 
GeneralAccountability Pin
incipire10-Oct-13 5:36
professionalincipire10-Oct-13 5:36 
GeneralNo Way, Jose Pin
Vivi Chellappa9-Oct-13 6:39
professionalVivi Chellappa9-Oct-13 6:39 
HELL, No Frikking Way!

I installed a sales analysis software on a salescritter's laptop on a Friday.

Monday morning, he brings the laptop back and says the data he enters into various fields is not being shown on the screen as he types them. He swears that he hasn't done anything to the PC to cause the problem.

My team tries to replicate the problem on other PCs, laptops, etc., but they all work fine.

After breaking our heads for 2 days, we find that the mother-elephanter had changed the screen parameters so that the input characters are displayed in the same blue color as the background. We had programmed to use white on blue. By changing it to blue on blue, he made the input disappear.

He just didn't want any sales analysis software so that he could continue complaining that he was being hampered by lack of software.

You want me to warrant any software for these sword-swallowers?

No way!

PS. The dick went and bought some stupid piece of sh!t software from a floozy of a saleswoman for $50,000 (and a couple of f*cks) lying to the VP of Sales that IT has approved it. It took $300,000 of consulting to get it into some shape or form before it was half-way to what they needed.

This was an American. Wait till you get an Indian as a customer. You will all be singing a different song then!
GeneralRe: No Way, Jose Pin
SoMad9-Oct-13 9:04
professionalSoMad9-Oct-13 9:04 
GeneralRe: No Way, Jose Pin
Vivi Chellappa9-Oct-13 15:25
professionalVivi Chellappa9-Oct-13 15:25 
GeneralRe: No Way, Jose Pin
Vivi Chellappa9-Oct-13 15:27
professionalVivi Chellappa9-Oct-13 15:27 
GeneralRe: No Way, Jose Pin
Marc Clifton11-Oct-13 4:04
mvaMarc Clifton11-Oct-13 4:04 
GeneralHow far back do we cast blame? Pin
daleofcourse9-Oct-13 6:37
daleofcourse9-Oct-13 6:37 
GeneralRe: How far back do we cast blame? Pin
OriginalGriff9-Oct-13 21:43
mveOriginalGriff9-Oct-13 21:43 
GeneralRe: How far back do we cast blame? Pin
Kenneth Haugland9-Oct-13 23:33
mvaKenneth Haugland9-Oct-13 23:33 
GeneralRe: How far back do we cast blame? Pin
OriginalGriff9-Oct-13 23:57
mveOriginalGriff9-Oct-13 23:57 
GeneralRe: How far back do we cast blame? Pin
Kenneth Haugland10-Oct-13 0:06
mvaKenneth Haugland10-Oct-13 0:06 
GeneralRe: How far back do we cast blame? Pin
OriginalGriff10-Oct-13 0:18
mveOriginalGriff10-Oct-13 0:18 
GeneralSomething to think about... Pin
Wendelius9-Oct-13 5:31
mentorWendelius9-Oct-13 5:31 
GeneralNo Pin
contracting19909-Oct-13 2:02
contracting19909-Oct-13 2:02 
GeneralRe: No Pin
OriginalGriff9-Oct-13 5:50
mveOriginalGriff9-Oct-13 5:50 
GeneralRe: No Pin
Nelek13-Oct-13 12:07
protectorNelek13-Oct-13 12:07 

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