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Write better bugs. Fix them faster.
Short, practical articles for people who write, triage and fix bugs, from the team behind BugIt, a QA agent that turns a rough description into a complete bug report. More about the product is at taskivator.com/bugit.
A bug report template developers will actually read
A copyable bug report template, what each part is for, and the habits that turn a vague complaint into a ticket a developer can fix.
Read the articleCatch duplicate bugs before you file them
Why one bug turns into several tickets, how to search a tracker so you find the earlier one, and what to do when you do.
Read the articleReproduce a bug from a log file: a detective's guide
How to find the failing moment in a log, trim it to what matters, turn it into repeatable steps and share it safely.
Read the articleHow to report a bug that only happens sometimes
How to report an intermittent bug: count your runs, find what changes between them, and write the conditions down so a developer can chase it.
Read the articleScreenshots and recordings that help fix the bug
What to capture in a bug report screenshot or recording, how to crop and annotate it, and how to keep personal data and secrets out of the picture.
Read the articleA bug that used to work: how to report a regression
How to report a regression: find the last version that worked, narrow the gap to the first one that failed, and give the developer a place to start.
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