Show Stoppers

A bug that "stops the show", the software cannot be released with such a bug in it.

A well-established misnomer - a show-stopper used to refer to something so good, the audience stopped the show with applause. Now the meaning is effectively reversed - something so bad or broken, it prevents progress.


See also CriticalBug, BugFreeDoesntSell


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