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Re: When something that was working, suddenly doesn't work when demoing to others

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Post by khazhoux »

What's the word for this:

* My code doesn't work and I can't find the bug even after over an hour

* I add a few lines of . Now it works!

* Now, just for comparison, I remove all the code I just added (or, at least I think I reverted back to previous state). But now it still works.

???

Re: When something that was working, suddenly doesn't work when demoing to others

#23

Post by flerchin »

khazhoux wrote: post #21

What's the word for this: * My code doesn't work and I can't find the bug even after over an hour * I add a few lines of . Now it works! * Now, just for comparison, I remove all the code I just added (or, at least I think I reverted back to previous state). But now it still works. ???

Choose an editor with autosave to fix this one.

Re: When something that was working, suddenly doesn't work when demoing to others

#24

Post by wjholden »

jszymborski wrote: post #5
colechristensen wrote: post #3

I don't think this one is going to make it into English. Vorführeffekt is a bit hard to pronounce.

Doesnt seem that hard to mangle into english: Vore-fyur-effect

The "v" is pronounced as an "f" in German. So, "fore-fyur-effect." English speakers could say "forfeit effect" a few times and then change the middle syllable.

Re: When something that was working, suddenly doesn't work when demoing to others

#25

Post by flerchin »

This is part of a constellation of symptoms that I attribute to the Senior Engineer Field Effect. Other symptoms may include being unable to demonstrate misbehavior, losing the requirements out of your head, and solving a bug that has been bugging you for hours.

All by the mere proximity of a Senior Engineer.

Re: When something that was working, suddenly doesn't work when demoing to others

#26

Post by flerchin »

flerchin wrote: post #25

This is part of a constellation of symptoms that I attribute to the Senior Engineer Field Effect. Other symptoms may include being unable to demonstrate misbehavior, losing the requirements out of your head, and solving a bug that has been bugging you for hours. All by the mere proximity of a Senior Engineer.

Losing the capability to type while she watches.

Re: When something that was working, suddenly doesn't work when demoing to others

#27

Post by woranl »

khazhoux wrote: post #21

What's the word for this: * My code doesn't work and I can't find the bug even after over an hour * I add a few lines of . Now it works! * Now, just for comparison, I remove all the code I just added (or, at least I think I reverted back to previous state). But now it still works. ???

I get that a lot, just have to restart that Docker desktop to push the saved changes to volume.

Re: When something that was working, suddenly doesn't work when demoing to others

#28

Post by [deleted] »

khazhoux wrote: post #21

What's the word for this: * My code doesn't work and I can't find the bug even after over an hour * I add a few lines of . Now it works! * Now, just for comparison, I remove all the code I just added (or, at least I think I reverted back to previous state). But now it still works. ???

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Re: When something that was working, suddenly doesn't work when demoing to others

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Post by oneshtein »

khazhoux wrote: post #21

What's the word for this: * My code doesn't work and I can't find the bug even after over an hour * I add a few lines of . Now it works! * Now, just for comparison, I remove all the code I just added (or, at least I think I reverted back to previous state). But now it still works. ???

Clock skew?

Makefile (or a similar build system which uses timestamps) + a problem with wall clock -> stale files.

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