Some Strategic Issues
Before we take a closer look at Visual Basic 6, we need to examine several general factors: priorities, technological progress, and overall project organization. Without understanding and controlling these factors, the best developers in the world can't avoid producing defects. These issues are not really Visual Basic 6-specific. Their effect is more on the whole development process. To extend the bug/beastie analogy onto even shakier ground, these are the real gargoyles of the bug world. Their presence permeates a whole project, and if left unrecognized or untamed they can do severe and ongoing damage.