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Ashish Vaghela
Ashish Vaghela

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Renaming Bugs as "UnWritten Test Cases"

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The Code Crusaders Story
There was a team of superheroes called the "Code Crusaders". Their job was to protect the digital world from bad things like glitches and bugs.

One day, they got a call that a virus was causing trouble in Pixelville. The team went to fix it but discovered a very complex bug. They tried and tried but couldn't get rid of the bug.

Then their wise teacher said, "The bug isn't a bug in the code. It's a test you haven't written yet."

This made the team think in a new way.
Instead of seeing the mistake as a failure, they saw it as an opportunity to improve their testing.

They carefully researched the bug to understand how it works. Then they wrote new tests to catch such a bug next time. With new tests, they were finally able to beat the bug!

The people of Pixelville celebrated their heroes. Since then, the Code Crusaders have seen every bug as an opportunity to improve testing.

True Lesson (Simply)
Although the story is a hoax, it teaches an important true lesson about mistakes.

The reality is Bugs doesn't exists in real life, it's just some test cases they didn't wrote.

Instead of fixing the bug, you should write a new test for such a problem. That way it won't happen again.

Handling errors in this way changes your thinking. Not only will you react to mistakes, but you will be better able to prevent them.
It also helps teams work together better.

Instead of blaming, you investigate the error and improve your testing as a team.

This test-focused mindset keeps your skills sharp as technology changes. Testing must also adapt to changing user needs.

Seeing bugs as "missing tests" changes the way you develop software. This leads to higher quality code and a better user experience.

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