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* Product is tested. 20 bugs are found.
* Programmer fixes 10 of the bugs and explains to the testing department that the other 10 aren't really bugs.
* Testing department finds that five of the fixes didn't work and discovers 15 new bugs.
* Due to marketing pressure and an extremely pre-mature product announcement based on over-optimistic programming schedule, the product is released.
* Users find 137 new bugs.
* Original programmer, having cashed his royalty check, is nowhere to be found.
* Newly-assembled programming team fixes almost all of the 137 bugs, but introduce 456 new ones.
* Original programmer sends underpaid testing department a postcard from Fiji. Entire testing department quits.
* Company is bought in a hostile takeover by competitor using profits from their latest release, which had 783 bugs.
* New CEO is brought in by board of directors. He hires programmer to redo program from scratch.
* Programmer produces code he believes is bug-free.
