Don't Just Fix it, FIX THE HELL OUT OF IT

Bad odors linger.

Do not document bugs as features

• Then it becomes a backwards compatibility problem, too

Don't work around bugs, kill them immediately

• Bugs are often forgotten, bug lists often ignore

• Works arounds tend to spread Lava Flow anti-pattern

• Small bugs grow fast

• Yet another undocumented thing

Do it right the first time, you'll never have to do it again.

Lingering bugs wreck confidence

Bugs tend to reappear. Once its fixed, write a test for it.