Microsoft assigns responsibility for bugs
CW360.com | at | by Mike
Microsoft can now identify the person responsible for every single line of code in its Windows operating system. In the event of a bug or security breach, the company, as part of Microsoft's Trustworthy Computing security initiative, knows which staff member reviewed the code and can take appropriate action. For Brian Valentine, senior vice-president of Microsoft's Windows division, this is a major step forward as the company tries to improve the quality of its products. Valentine said that in the first stage of the initiative, every Windows employee - some 8,000 people in all - attended mandatory training.