#edge-cases — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #edge-cases, aggregated by home.social.
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today’s adventure in “being smart (?) in the least-smart way possible…”
– buy the latest song from one of my fave artists on #bandcamp
– order confirmation page loads, click the “download your purchase” link
– select the audio format, look for download button…– look for download button… 🤔
– look for download button… 😕
– look for download button… 😤– “hmm, maybe one of my malvertising blocker extensions has hidden it…
– disable uBlock Origin, reload page…
– 🙅♀️
– disable Privacy Badger, reload page…
– 🙅♀️
– hmm… 😡– “OK, I guess I’ve eliminated all the obvious things, let’s see what that help doc says…” 👀
– click the helpful “Download Trouble” link next to the file format picker to read the help doc… 🔗 🖱️ ✅
– file save dialog opens…
– wait, WHAT???!?!? 🤔
– FILE SAVE DIALOG IS OPEN 😠😡🤬
frens, the track that I just bought is called “Trouble”… 🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️🤪🤪🤪
there’s a lesson here about checking assumptions, #UI design cues, #EdgeCases, & #XKCD2501 – but I’m laughing too hard to hear it 😆
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🤔 Oh, look, another riveting update from Dr. Mark "Da Vinci of Geometrical Code" Johnson. He bravely ventures into the treacherous world of map bugs and edge cases, a realm only the bravest can conquer with a straight face. Spoiler: there are still bugs. 🎮🔍
https://www.markrjohnsongames.com/2026/04/11/ultima-ratio-regum-0-11-update-57-interesting-map-geometry-and-mathematics/ #DrMarkJohnson #MapBugs #EdgeCases #GeometricalCode #TechUpdates #GamingCommunity #HackerNews #ngated -
DATEADD(month, 1, '2024-01-31') Returns WHAT?!
Adding 1 month to Jan 31 creates something impossible! February doesn't have 31 days. SQL handles this in a weird way! Watch!
#sql #sqltricks #database #sqltutorial #datearithmetic #edgecases #sqlquiz #codingchallenge #sqlshorts #sqlbugs #datefunctions #sqlwtf
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Math.max() With No Arguments?!
Calling Math.max() with nothing returns something you'd NEVER expect! This will break your logic! Watch the chaos!
#javascript #javascripttricks #codingtips #programmingtutorial #math.max #javascriptquiz #codingchallenge #javascriptshorts #javascriptbugs #mathfunctions #javascriptwtf #edgecases
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Ah yes, because who wouldn't want to dive into the thrilling world of JVM exception handling from a decompiler's perspective? 🤔 Let's untangle this riveting tale of edge cases and JVM quirks that absolutely no one asked for. 😂📚
https://purplesyringa.moe/blog/jvm-exceptions-are-weird-a-decompiler-perspective/ #JVMExceptionHandling #DecompilerInsights #EdgeCases #ProgrammingHumor #TechTales #HackerNews #ngated -
"Some artists and albums will benchmark your utf8 support and annoy your operating system."
https://dustri.org/b/horrible-edge-cases-to-consider-when-dealing-with-music.html
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The latest release of #RemafoX has fixed all 8 #BugReports.
So, another round of #EdgeCases were covered!Let’s see how long #InboxZero will last. 😅
You think your project can break it?Give it a try & report any issues you encounter in the 'Help' menu:
https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id1605635026?pt=549314&ct=twitter.com&mt=8 -
Apparently, if you play #Worldle around midnight then you can glitch it!
Got the country. Got the neighbours. Turned midnight. Got asked the capital of a different country.
Go back to neighbours and they're different neighbours!
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Why Are People in the US Becoming Radicalized? - A confluence of factors is leading people in the nation to gravitate toward extremist vie... - https://www.wired.com/story/radicalization-extremism-us-uncertainty-social-media/ #security/nationalsecurity #business/nationalaffairs #edgecases #security
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CW: (For future testing purposes.)
@daggertooth I like where this is going. Here, have an external post for testing ##edgecases