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One Extra Slash: Hunting a Windows Path Bug Down to a Single Formatter

This is my entry for DEV's Summer Bug Smash — Smash Stories. Not every good bug is an epic. Some of them are one character long, and the interesting part is entirely in the hunt.

  • Single extra slash in Windows file path caused by formatter
  • Bug missed initially due to no error in path handling
  • Issue identified by comparing raw bytes with processing code

The Synth Sounded Fine When Nobody Was Listening

This is my entry for DEV's Summer Bug Smash — Smash Stories. There is a specific kind of bug that makes you doubt your own ears.

  • Browser-based audio engine muffled in real-time playback
  • Live playback path ran on scheduler, offline render had none
  • Fix increased backward-seek threshold to prevent node cancellation

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