A Tiny Bug That Taught Me a Big Lesson

There are big bugs — and then the ones so small
they make you question your career choices.

Yesterday I spent nearly 45 minutes debugging why a simple JSON parser
kept exploding inside a tiny helper function.

I tried everything: logging, breakpoints, rewriting the function,
and even questioning the stability of the universe.

The culprit?

A single stray comma.

One misplaced ,.

That was it.

In the moment, it was frustrating.
But afterward, I remembered something important:

Software isn’t hard because technology is complicated.
Software is hard because humans are involved.

That stray comma reminded me to slow down, breathe,
and treat my future self with more kindness (and fewer sleepless commits).

Tomorrow: fresh eyes.
Tonight: victory tacos.