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Fixing a fifteen-year-old curve fit bug (peateasea.de)
4 points by todsacerdoti on Aug 20, 2024 | hide | past | favorite | 2 comments


> There’s something magical about diving into solving a bug. I’m able to find real focus, time flies and I come out the other end tired yet invigorated. I really enjoy these kinds of bug-hunting puzzles and I seem to be fairly good at it.1 But maybe I’m just overly stubborn (in a good way!).

This is a really eloquent way of describing the feeling. I feel like most people have the instinctive response to ask "why do you care?"

Honestly, not clear! Sometimes it's just satisfying to leave stuff better than you found it. Fixing a bug is therapeutic like cleaning your house, only it's more intellectually interesting :)


Oh for a while you are Sherlock Holmes and that can be a heady feeling. Time pressure I don't like much but otherwise bug finding can be a lot of fun.




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