berkeley quality software

Berkeley Quality Software
 adj.

   (often abbreviated "BQS") Term used in a pejorative sense to refer to
   software that was apparently created by rather spaced-out hackers late
   at night to solve some unique problem. It usually has nonexistent,
   incomplete, or incorrect documentation, has been tested on at least
   two examples, and core dumps when anyone else attempts to use it. This
   term was frequently applied to early versions of the dbx(1) debugger.
   See also {Berzerkeley}.

   Note to British and Commonwealth readers: that's /berk'lee/, not
   /bark'lee/ as in British Received Pronunciation.
    

Berkeley Quality Software
BQS

   <abuse> (Often abbreviated "BQS") Term used in a pejorative
   sense to refer to software that was apparently created by
   rather spaced-out hackers late at night to solve some unique
   problem.  It usually has nonexistent, incomplete, or incorrect
   documentation, has been tested on at least two examples, and
   core dumps when anyone else attempts to use it.  This term was
   frequently applied to early versions of the "dbx(1)" debugger.

   See also {Berzerkeley}.

   [{Jargon File}]

   (1996-01-15)