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Everything about Hotfix
Software update released outside the normal update cycle
A hotfix is a software update that is released outside the normal update cycle or intended to be applied to a live system, often to fix a bug. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: HotfixA 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: HotfixThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: A Novel Hotfix Scheme for System Vulnerability Based on the Android Application LayerCited 3 times
- Go sideways: Software updateA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Patch (computing)A closely related topic
📖 Definitions
Noun A cumulative package of one or more files used to address a problem in a software product.
🗂️ The subject at a glance
🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
- 📕HotfixRob Inclan · 2020
Production 2.2 Hotfix 11 1 2017Manish Manandhar · 2017
Fast fun & easy fabric cover-button jewelryLaura West Kong · 2009
Composr · 2016
Ranked by number of editions on Open Library, a rough measure of how lasting a book is.
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