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The Most Subtle Bug approved in a PR

✅ Reviewed PR ✅ It passed tests ❌ It quietly broke access for users The most subtle bugs aren't in the code you write - they're in the code you approve without enough context. This is a short story about a seemingly harmless line in a PR that I reviewed - and how it taught me to slow down, even with small changes. The line of code below, if(!user.isVerified) return; intention behind this was good not to allow unverified users to proceed into the app. But this return statement wasn't part of larger flow. It was inside a route guard - and it exited silently, without a redirect, message or error.

May 4, 2025 - 22:43
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The Most Subtle Bug approved in a PR

✅ Reviewed PR
✅ It passed tests
❌ It quietly broke access for users

The most subtle bugs aren't in the code you write - they're in the code you approve without enough context.

This is a short story about a seemingly harmless line in a PR that I reviewed - and how it taught me to slow down, even with small changes.

The line of code below,

if(!user.isVerified) return;

intention behind this was good not to allow unverified users to proceed into the app.

But this return statement wasn't part of larger flow. It was inside a route guard - and it exited silently, without a redirect, message or error.

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