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Developer Fixes Timezone Boundary Bug After Reader Comment
A developer discovered their test suite for an electricity planning engine lacked boundary tests after a reader comment highlighted the risk. The original timezone bug caused correct-looking but operationally wrong results. The fix added tests at exact peak/off-peak transition minutes to catch silent errors.
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The story underscores how even experienced developers can overlook edge cases in time-sensitive systems, making peer review invaluable for catching subtle bugs.
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Electricity Planning Engine, part 2: A Reader Comment Found a Real Gap in My Test Suite (and How I Fixed It) →
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