Defects cost much less to fix when they are found early, either by the developer or in early-phase testing.

如果能够尽早找到并修复缺陷，这些缺陷的成本将少得多，要么通过开发人员要么通过早期得测试得方法来操作。

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The pursuit of quality, of course have to pay the cost, quality, costs generally include the cost of prevention, testing costs, the cost of internal defects and external defects cost.

追求质量当然要付出成本的，质量成本一般包括预防成本、检验成本、内部缺陷成本和外部缺陷成本。

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Detecting problems in the development phase of a project significantly reduces the cost of fixing defects, increases the quality of produced code, and helps the team deliver the application on time.

在项目的开发阶段发现问题显著地降低了修补缺陷的成本，增加了生产代码的质量，并且有助于团队按时交付应用程序。

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Have we pulled out cost as we reduced the number of defects that create detractors?

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He emphasized first-time quality because, he says, correcting defects makes up 10% to 15% of product cost.

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Poole council said many of the defects were minor and they were being fixed by contractors at no cost to the public.

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