Stranger Bugs: When Code Behaves Like the Upside Down
Some bugs are so bizarre, so inexplicable, that they feel like they're from another dimension. These are the bugs that make you question reality itself.
Monday, November 27, 2023 · 6 min read · By Kevin Moe Myint Myat
I’ve encountered bugs that only appear on Tuesdays, bugs that fix themselves when you add a console.log, and bugs that only happen when the moon is full. Welcome to the world of stranger bugs.
The Tuesday Bug
There was this one bug that only appeared on Tuesdays. I spent weeks
trying to reproduce it, only to realize it was related to a cron job
that ran weekly. The universe has a sense of humor.
Some bugs are so strange they make you question the laws of
programming
The Heisenberg Bug
The Heisenberg bug is the one that disappears when you try to observe
it. Add a console.log and it's gone. Remove it and the bug is back.
It's like quantum mechanics for developers.
What's the strangest bug you've ever encountered?
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