Programresultat

Programresultat is a compound noun used in Swedish and Norwegian software development to describe the outcome produced when a computer program runs. It encompasses not only the numerical or textual data returned by the program but also the observable effects it has on the system and environment. In many contexts the programresultat includes the exit status, the standard output (stdout), standard error (stderr), and any files or data created or modified during execution.

The exit status indicates success or failure; stdout may contain user-facing information, while stderr holds diagnostic messages or warnings. Side effects include changes to files, databases, network resources, or hardware interactions. Performance metrics such as execution time and memory usage are often considered part of the programresultat in testing and profiling contexts. How the result is interpreted depends on the program’s purpose and the conventions of the running environment.

Capturing programresultat is central to automated testing, continuous integration, and debugging. Tests define expected results; scripts and test harnesses compare actual stdout, exit code, and produced artifacts with those expectations. Non-deterministic results can complicate reproducibility, so controlling inputs, environment, random seeds, and timing can improve reliability of the programresultat.

Examples commonly seen in practice include a command-line tool that exits with code 0 and prints a confirmation message to stdout, or a data-processing script that writes an output file and reports success via the exit status. The concept is related to terms such as output, return value, exit status, logs, and artifacts.