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Creator of curl measures software bug rates, finds zero-bug goal surprising

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Daniel Stenberg, the creator of the widely used curl tool, investigated the feasibility of achieving zero software bugs. By analyzing real-world vulnerability data, Stenberg's findings suggest that eliminating all bugs may be an unattainable goal. The study highlights the persistent challenges in software development and security. AI

IMPACT Niche tooling improvement; minimal industry-wide impact.

RANK_REASON Analysis of software vulnerability data by a prominent open-source creator.

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Creator of curl measures software bug rates, finds zero-bug goal surprising

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  1. Mastodon — sigmoid.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    🐛 Can we actually reach zero bugs in software? The creator of curl measured it with real vulnerability data — and the answer might surprise you. 👉 https:// comu

    🐛 Can we actually reach zero bugs in software? The creator of curl measured it with real vulnerability data — and the answer might surprise you. 👉 https:// comuniq.xyz/post?t=1019 # OpenSource # curl # SoftwareEngineering # BugFix # AI # DevTools # CyberSecurity

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