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[–] [email protected] 226 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (25 children)

At my job, we have an error code that is similar to this. On the frontend, it's just like error 123.

But in our internal error logs, it's because the user submitted their credit card, didnt fully confirm, press back, removed all the items out of their cart, removed their credit card, then found their way back to the submit button through the browser history and attempted to submit without a card or a cart. Nothing would submit and no error was shown, but it was UI error.

It's super convoluted. And we absolutely wanted to shoot the tester who gave us this use case.

[–] [email protected] 142 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (9 children)

Better the tester than a user.

[–] [email protected] 47 points 3 months ago (6 children)
[–] [email protected] 65 points 3 months ago

As of now, I consider you an enemy

[–] [email protected] 37 points 3 months ago

Are you from microsoft?

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago

Being prepared for the eventuality, knowing the consequences and deciding what to do about it before it happens for a user.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Different mindset. A user doesn't want to find bugs but get shit done.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

I'd argue that is maybe 95% of the time. People get bored.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago

Brand reputation?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Users are dumb, testers are assholes.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago

Sometimes testers are also dumb. Most times.

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