It’s not a bug, it’s a feature… no really

Kayla J Heffernan
3 min readOct 19, 2021

When a bug really is a feature

Close up of code on a computer screen
Photo by Maik Jonietz on Unsplash

Bugs, put simply, are errors or defects in a software system. If you work in tech, you’ve probably heard someone say the half-joke, half-truth line “it’s not a bug, it’s a feature”. Often this is used in jest or to justify not wanting to fix a particularly difficult bug.

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Kayla J Heffernan

Head of UX. Passionate about solving ambiguous problems with solutions that are accessible and inclusive. I write every couple of months about design.