https://jest.svbk.dev Chat-bubble strips on tech news, blunders, and things worth knowing. By svbk.dev. en Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:12:15 +0000 https://jest.svbk.dev/c/2026-07-18.html https://jest.svbk.dev/c/2026-07-18.html Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0530 blunder A green pipeline only means the pipeline agrees with itself. — The tests pass because there are no tests. https://jest.svbk.dev/c/2026-07-17.html https://jest.svbk.dev/c/2026-07-17.html Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0530 dyk The 1947 'first actual bug' is real and lives at the Smithsonian; the term predates it, the paperwork made it famous. — The first computer bug was found. Every one since was shipped. https://jest.svbk.dev/c/2026-07-16.html https://jest.svbk.dev/c/2026-07-16.html Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0530 fyi SELECT first, wrap it in a transaction, and UPDATE without a WHERE never leaves the draft. — The WHERE clause: the difference between surgery and demolition. https://jest.svbk.dev/c/2026-07-15.html https://jest.svbk.dev/c/2026-07-15.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0530 blunder An estimate spoken aloud becomes a deadline within the hour. — Two weeks in engineering time is a unit of hope, not time.