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Feature not bug (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) by amon@lemmy.world to c/programmer_humor@programming.dev

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[–] sbv@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 weeks ago

Phew. Glad that bug got papered over 9999 years ago, so we won't have to deal with it.

[–] xthexder@l.sw0.com 15 points 2 weeks ago

I will say, you can't beat the satisfaction of tracking down the root cause and actually fixing the bug. I don't understand why so many people meme about covering up bugs with crazy hacks. It's not fun constantly looking over your shoulder to see if that bug has resurfaced. They start to pile up.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The post title seems like the opposite of the post.

Low effort?

[–] amon@lemmy.world 13 points 2 weeks ago

No, it's because 5 seconds later a character named Unalaq frees the heisenbug insisting it is a feature