Even if they won’t admit it, it seems like some teams like the test & fix cycle of a project

Programmers:

• They like the immediate positive feedback that they get from the team when they fix a bug.
• For some programmers these tricky obscure problems are fun. They love tracing through the code, poking at the database to find the problem.
• It gives them the sense of accomplishment when they can find and fix issues. They get a pat on the back when they crank-out 20 bug fixes in a day. They don’t get a pat on the back when the feature was implemented.

Project Managers:

• There are finally concrete numbers on the project. (87% test coverage, 62% pass, 38 bugs…) Those numbers can be tracked, charted and a prediction can be made on when the project will be ready to launch.

QA:

• This is their show. They get a chance to drive development efforts. There have been pent up frustrations over the past few months, with
• They are proud of the number of bugs they find.