I fixed something today. I was wondering why something didn't want to resend some data after it had been told to. It was a complete corner case caused by another bug in the code but it should have worked. I found it in the end and then wondered where it had come from. It had been there all along, from when someone else wrote the code 9 years ago. Not bad going for a bug, living that long before being squished like the little nasty thing it was.
I often wonder how many more of them like that there are out there. Small imperfections waiting to jump up at the right moment and cause chaos? Kind of worrying that they can live for so long, especially considering where software is used nowadays. Still, this one won't cause any harm it has been well and truly splattered.
Now on to doctor time again for my wife. Off we go for more money spending to have some sutures taken out (or at least mostly insurance company money).
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