Murphy's Law
Source status: Attributed to Bill Smith
Bugs mysteriously appear when you say, "Watch this!"
- Bill Smith
- Bill Smith
Corollaries
2 consequences of this lawThe bug will disappear if you call another programmer to see if he knows what's wrong...
The bug will disappear if you call another programmer to see if he knows what's wrong. Bussell.
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This law belongs with Murphy's Computer Laws, where small assumptions, timing, and system complexity tend to turn into memorable failures.
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