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23 Sep 2022

Published by Norman Walsh

So. I’m starting over.

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23 Sep 2022 at 14:25 UTC

Write code. Write test. Test fails. Examine code. Hmmm. Looks like I’ve uncovered a systemic issue. Try to fix. Fail. Try to fix fail. Repeat. Repeat again. And…it turns out there was a bug in the test. #howmyweekwent

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