Robin Moffatt • 10/18/2010

When is a bug not a bug? When it's a "design decision"

The article discusses a real-world scenario where an expired database account caused Oracle to crash due to multiple connections from Informatica. After raising a support request, Oracle was told by Informatica that the differing error handling was a 'design decision' and not a bug. The author reflects on whether 'design decision' is becoming a euphemism for unresolved software issues, exploring the blurred line between bugs and intentional design in enterprise IT systems.

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#error handling #database #oracle