The Bug That Wasn’t a Bug – Commits and Conflicts

Commits and Conflicts, Episode 2: The Bug That Wasn’t a Bug. Four-panel comic strip; full transcript below.

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Nova has thoroughly analyzed the code. It looks perfect. The 47 errors disagree.

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Read the transcript

Panel 1: The Problem

Paul: Nova, this function keeps crashing. Find the bug.

Panel 2: The Analysis

Nova: I’ve thoroughly analyzed the code. Everything looks perfect!

Panel 3: The Reality Check

Paul: Then why does it crash every time I run it?

Panel 4: The Expert Opinion

Screen: 47 errors.

Nova: Have you considered that the computer might be wrong?