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Our high-tech world is constantly plagued by programming malfunctions, which are commonly referred to as “bugs.” These bugs, which are typically mistakes in computer programming codes, range in their ability to affect your product. Bug tracking software is designed to protect users against these threats. By identifying, reporting, monitoring, and fixing bugs, software developers and quality assurance teams can utilize bug tracking software to assist in maintaining quality program-ming and products.
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Bug tracking software operates in an effective and non-disruptive manner. The first task of the quality assurance team is to report the bug and its nature. When the software development team is alerted to the bug’s presence, they can record and categorize the bug into several groups based on its destructiveness.
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Small, ineffectual bugs operate like flies -they are basically harmless, and cannot harm the program’s overall performance. These bugs are classified as low priority. Medium priority bugs operate at a higher activity level, like ants. They can be an-noying, but they do not pose an immediate threat. High priority bugs, on the other hand, are disruptive and impair a product’s performance. These bugs need to be fixed as soon as possible. The most critical priority level poses an immediate threat to the product and perhaps the entire system.
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It is important for users to employ bug tracking software in order to help alert staff about product bugs. This allows the software development team and Quality As-surance team to work together to fix the product’s defects. Addressing bugs ac-cording to priority from immediate to low, the team researches the mechanics of how the bug operates. Then they apply the proper solutions to eliminate the threats to the product. For example, once the software developers fix the bug, the quality assurance team monitors the bug until closure. This information is recorded in the bug tracking software and then stored in a database for future reference and access. If the problem should arise again, or if the product is threatened by a bug that oper-ates in a similar way, the team can easily classify and solve the problem by com-paring bugs in the database.
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