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And hence, the spacecraft was lost

Except, not because it was caught in bench testing. But, the first law of journalism is never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

So either I am passing on a favor or seeking an outlet for revenge. The line of FORTRAN code

DO 10 I = 1.100 

apparently did indeed occur. The compiler apparently did what it was supposed to do, ignoring white space and implicitly declaring and then assigning DO10I. Remarkably, the program was actually tested before use. The error was detected, thereby saving a rocket but ruining a future factoid. The demise of the rocket has been widely reported and has become part of programmer folklore.

And hence, the spacecraft was lost

Except, not; because it was caught in bench testing. But, the first law of journalism is never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

So either I am passing on a favor or seeking an outlet for revenge. The line of FORTRAN code

DO 10 I = 1.100 

apparently did indeed occur. The compiler apparently did what it was supposed to do, ignoring white space and implicitly declaring and then assigning DO10I. Remarkably, the program was actually tested before use. The error was detected, thereby saving a rocket but ruining a future factoid. The demise of the rocket has been widely reported and has become part of programmer folklore.

And hence, the spacecraft as lost

Except, not because it was caught in bench testing. But, the first law of journalism is never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

So either I am passing on a favor or seeking an outlet for revenge. The line of FORTRAN code

DO 10 I = 1.100 

apparently did indeed occur. The compiler apparently did what it was supposed to do, ignoring white space and implicitly declaring and then assigning DO10I. Remarkably, the program was actually tested before use. The error was detected, thereby saving a rocket but ruining a future factoid. The demise of the rocket has been widely reported and has become part of programmer folklore.

And hence, the spacecraft was lost

Except, not because it was caught in bench testing. But, the first law of journalism is never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

So either I am passing on a favor or seeking an outlet for revenge. The line of FORTRAN code

DO 10 I = 1.100 

apparently did indeed occur. The compiler apparently did what it was supposed to do, ignoring white space and implicitly declaring and then assigning DO10I. Remarkably, the program was actually tested before use. The error was detected, thereby saving a rocket but ruining a future factoid. The demise of the rocket has been widely reported and has become part of programmer folklore.

And hence, the spacecraft as lost

Except, not because it was caught in bench testing. But, the first law of journalism is never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

So either I am passing on a favor or seeking an outlet for revenge. The line of FORTRAN code

DO 10 I = 1.100 

apparently did indeed occur. The compiler apparently did what it was supposed to do, ignoring white space and implicitly declaring and then assigning DO10I. Remarkably, the program was actually tested before use. The error was detected, thereby saving a rocket but ruining a future factoid. The demise of the rocket has been widely reported and has become part of programmer folklore.

And hence, the spacecraft as lost

Except, not because it was caught in bench testing. But, the first law of journalism is never let the facts get in the way of a good story.

So either I am passing on a favor or seeking an outlet for revenge. The line of FORTRAN code

DO 10 I = 1.100 

apparently did indeed occur. The compiler apparently did what it was supposed to do, ignoring white space and implicitly declaring and then assigning DO10I. Remarkably, the program was actually tested before use. The error was detected, thereby saving a rocket but ruining a future factoid. The demise of the rocket has been widely reported and has become part of programmer folklore.