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I've worked for a company that went bankrupt over some accounting system they'd built and used themselves. It contained a subtle bug that made them think they had more money than they had.

It's really vital to thoroughly test and verify any financial code. Any code, but financial doubly so. And do it again in production. Even small errors can really add up over time.



Yes, testing is important but also sanity checking and in-flight checks as well

Why are you getting declined transactions? Why are you getting chargebacks? Are we getting one transaction per sale?




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