Editing Bug tracking system (section)

{{Short description|Software application that records software bugs}}
Tracking system or defect tracking system is a [[software application]] that keeps track of reported [[software bug]]s in software development projects. It may be regarded as a type of [[issue tracking system]].

Many bug tracking systems, such as those used by most [[open-source software]] projects, allow end-users to enter bug reports directly.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sitepoint.com/implement-client-side-bug-reporting-usersnap/ |title=Implement Client-side Bug Reporting |author=Bogomil Shopov |access-date=17 November 2014 |date=September 8, 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141113131614/http://www.sitepoint.com/implement-client-side-bug-reporting-usersnap/ |archive-date=13 November 2014 }}</ref> Other systems are used only internally in a company or organization doing [[software development]]. Typically bug tracking systems are integrated with other [[project management software]].

A bug tracking system is usually a necessary component of a professional software development infrastructure, and consistent use of a bug or issue tracking system is considered one of the "hallmarks of a good software team".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.joelonsoftware.com/articles/fog0000000029.html |title=Painless Bug Tracking|author=Joel Spolsky|access-date=29 October 2010|date=November 8, 2000}}</ref>