Final Thoughts

Is it possible to write zero-defect Visual Basic 6 code? I don't believe it is—and even if it were, I doubt it would be cost-effective to implement. However, it is certainly possible to drastically reduce the number of production bugs. You just have to want to do it and to prepare properly using the right tools and the right attitudes. From here, you need to build your own bug lists, your own techniques, and your own antidefect tools. Although none of the ideas and techniques described in this chapter will necessarily prevent you from creating a program with a distinct resemblance to a papcastle (something drawn or modeled by a small child that you are supposed to recognize), at least your programs will have presumptions toward being zero-defect papcastles.

Final disclaimer: All the bugs in this chapter were metaphorical constructs. No actual bugs were harmed during the writing of this work.