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Comment by remus | original | Bug Blindness
[−]remus · 2026-08-30 Sun 06:40 UTC · link
For me the idea that poor quality search results are a bug muddies the idea of what a bug is. It's like saying the colour of the paint in my living room is buggy because I don't like it. It might be an ugly colour that I don't like, but it is what it is. A bug would be if the colour doesn't match what was shown on the tin.

> If the search bears little connection to what was searched for, then it is a bug, as far as the user is concerned.

A bad product perhaps, but not a bug.

[−]prmph · 2026-08-30 Sun 11:38 UTC · link
So if I search for A, and I get results for B instead (where B has only the slightest connection to A), it is not a bug?

What about if B has no connection to A whatsoever? Still not a bug? If it is not, then we may have discovered a software domain (the first for me I should say) where bugs are not possible. Should a be a nice market to launch products for, then.