Bugs, Fix it Now or Delete it

By removing old and obsolete bugs, you can focus on fixing the recent ones affecting your customers. This will help you maintain a bug-free codebase and improve your customers’ trust and confidence in your company.

Debugging issues often occur in a production environment. It is best to delete any bugs that are older than a week to save time and improve the debugging process. This will prevent you from relearning the problem and its context after a long delay.

When a new bug is reported, have a short discussion with your team to decide whether it should be fixed or deleted. Bugs can be grouped into two categories: those that need to be fixed immediately and those that can be deleted. If the team decides to fix a bug, it should be prioritized and repaired as soon as possible.

By adopting this binary approach to bug management, you can transition from managing bugs to improving the quality of your product. This will help the team transition to ship high-quality products to your customers and enhance their trust in the company.