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So here's a story of, by far, the weirdest bug I've encountered in my CS career. (threadreaderapp.com)

submitted 5 months ago by RGB@group.lt to c/technology@lemmy.world

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Along with @maciejwolczyk we've been training a neural network that learns how to play NetHack, an old roguelike game, that looks like in the screenshot. Recently, something unexpected happened.

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[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 15 points 5 months ago

This is a common problem when testing time-based software. And similarly why it’s difficult to test database-drive software. You have to put a lot of effort into setting up a good environment for testing and genuinely understand the software and its dependencies.