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A systematic, evidence-based approach to finding and fixing bugs.
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| name | debugging |
| description | A systematic, evidence-based approach to finding and fixing bugs. |
Category: Core Engineering Priority: Critical
A systematic, evidence-based approach to finding and fixing bugs.
Eliminate guesswork. Fix root causes, not symptoms.
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Bug: Users see 500 error on checkout
1. Reproduce: Confirmed on staging with user ID 12345
2. Isolate: Error occurs in payment service, not cart service
3. Hypothesize: Null pointer when user has no saved cards
4. Test: Add debug log -> confirmed null `cards` array
5. Fix: Add null check before iterating cards
6. Verify: Checkout works for user 12345 AND existing users with cards
7. Regression test: Unit test for null cards scenario added
8. Document: Added to anti-patterns: "Always null-check before iteration"
Bug: 500 error
Fix: Added try-catch to swallow the error.