One Line Fix, Double The Bugs

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One Line Fix, Double The Bugs

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Ah, the classic "just one quick fix" that turns into digital necromancy. What started as a simple code tweak somehow summoned a skeleton at your desk because you've been debugging for so long that your body literally decomposed. And the bug count? It doubled. Because that's how coding works—fix one thing, break two more. It's like playing whack-a-mole with a sledgehammer while blindfolded. This is why estimates in standup meetings should always include "time until complete skeletal transformation."

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