What do you call a type of software bug that has been seen more than once?

14 Oct 2024

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A certain type of bug kept appearing in various places on our website. It was related to text size appearing too big. Rather than trying to explain it each time I saw it, I called it 'Big Text Syndrome'.

Maybe giving a re-occuring software bug a name can help us better communicate the issue to people within the team.
Rosie Sherry
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I've been working in the software testing and quality engineering space since the year 2000 whilst also combining it with my love for education and community. It turns out quality, community and education go nicely hand in hand.

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