Examining Defects in the Firefox Code Base
Posted by: Newsfactory on: 09/08/2006 05:34 PM [ Print | 9 comment(s) ] · 3237 views
Using Klocwork?s K7 static analysis tool, I examined the large and complicated code base of the popular open source browser, Firefox.
Overall it is clear that Firefox is a very well written and high quality piece of software. Several builds were performed on the code, culminating in the final analysis of version 1.5.0.6. The analysis resulted in 655 defects and 71 potential security vulnerabilities.
g2zero.com
Overall it is clear that Firefox is a very well written and high quality piece of software. Several builds were performed on the code, culminating in the final analysis of version 1.5.0.6. The analysis resulted in 655 defects and 71 potential security vulnerabilities.
g2zero.com
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jago_ai Unregistered |
#65218 Posted on: 09/09/2006 02:11 AM
Holy crap this guy has no life...seriously...if you think: "Hmm...what should I do today? Oh I'll check the code of Firefox and see how clean it is!" Then you have no life. |
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TSThomas Unregistered Posts: 1 Joined: 2003-05-10 |
#65220 Posted on: 09/09/2006 09:25 AM
Expect to see this on Firefox Myths any day soon. |
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PTK1982 Unregistered |
#65221 Posted on: 09/09/2006 09:34 AM
Yeah do a same test on IE and you can multiply results with thousands. |
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Nemo Unregistered |
#65222 Posted on: 09/09/2006 01:57 PM
You'll find that MS already do this type of check on their software. There quality control/software testing is very sophisticated. Hence they would have 600 less defects than Firefox. MS aren't the best selling software company in the World for nothing. |
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Nemo Unregistered |
#65223 Posted on: 09/09/2006 01:59 PM
Yeah I suppose the only person with even less of a life would be someone posting comments about the person checking on firefox...... Makes you thibk doesn't it....... dumbass..... |
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Nemo Unregistered |
#65224 Posted on: 09/09/2006 02:05 PM
I note that the FF fanboys are going at it again...... as soon as anything negative is said about FF they start dissing IE straight away. Insecure children....... |
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jago_ai Unregistered |
#65225 Posted on: 09/09/2006 10:38 PM
Yea I suppose someone thinking that sitting down and looking at the code for a INTERNET BROWSER to say "yea it's great software." Moron... |
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Nemo Unregistered |
#65226 Posted on: 09/09/2006 10:45 PM
LOL It wouldn't be so bad if you even knew what you were talking about. The bugs listed on the site you quote are security/decision process bugs. The software that caught the 600+ bugs in FF is software that catches bugs such as NULL referenced variables in the actual development environmnt. No software can catch decision/security bugs of a program.... if they could we wouldn't need software developers at all!!! The program would be writing the software itself!! I can back it up first hand ..... I worked at MS for 3 years as a developer. Are all FF fanboys so intellectually challenged??? Ludicrous.........FFS |
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TSThomas Unregistered Posts: 1 Joined: 2003-05-10 |
#65228 Posted on: 09/10/2006 05:28 PM
So no sources, just more opinion ehh? No surprise |
