10 Tech Bugs That Became Real Features

Just because something didn't work the way you intended doesn't mean it's broken.

Software engineers work hard to fix problems on a tight deadline, but they can't always fix everything.

So they figure out how to turn those "problems" into features.

A user on Quora asks, "What are the best examples of software bugs that became features?" The community responded with over 30 examples, and we gathered our 10 favorites here.

Wing Commander's farewell started as a bug

Read Quote of Harvey Green's answer to Software Engineering: What are the best examples of software bugs that became features (a.k.a. misbugs)? on Quora

Gmail's "undo" feature came about as a way to deal with a five-second delay

Read Quote of Josh Morse's answer to Software Engineering: What are the best examples of software bugs that became features (a.k.a. misbugs)? on Quora

The original Space Invaders game slowly sped up, but not by design

Read Quote of Bowen Li's answer to Software Engineering: What are the best examples of software bugs that became features (a.k.a. misbugs)? on Quora

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