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The Edgecase Won

Debugging Algorithms Programming Testing

1 month ago 155.0K views 0 shares

The Edgecase Won

You spent THREE DAYS refactoring that beautiful function to perfection. You were SO proud. Then that ONE ridiculous edge case comes along like a wrecking ball and DESTROYS EVERYTHING! Now your elegant 10-line masterpiece has morphed into a 200-line MONSTROSITY with seventeen nested if-statements and a comment that just says "I'm sorry." The function works, but at what cost? AT WHAT COST?! Your dignity lies in shambles, and somewhere, somehow, that edge case is laughing at you.

Schrödinger's Developer: Dead Or Alive?

Webdev Programming Testing Frontend

4 months ago 110.9K views 0 shares

Schrödinger's Developer: Dead Or Alive?

Schrödinger's Developer: simultaneously alive enough to fill out an online death certificate form, yet dead enough to need one. The ultimate edge case that no UX designer anticipated! How exactly is a deceased person supposed to select "Myself" here? This is what happens when you skip those user stories about zombies during sprint planning. Next up: the form probably asks for your email to send confirmation that you're successfully dead.