Bugs Quote by Linus Torvalds
“Given enough eyeballs, all bugs are shallow.”
About This Quote
Source Talk: Open Source Development Conference, 2005
Many reviewers quickly find and fix software bugs, making them less serious.
In simple terms: More eyes make bugs shallow.
Key Takeaway
Encourage code review.
Themes
software
collaboration
quality assurance
Mood
pragmatic
focused
Type
technical
advisory
When to use this quote
- software teams
- open source projects
- code audits
Key Concepts
open source
peer review
bug tracking
Questions to Reflect On
- How can we balance review depth?
- What limits effective peer review?
A Different Perspective
Too many reviewers can cause noise.
