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# Throwback Thursday: January 30, 2025
- URL: https://nolongerset.com/throwback-thursday-2025-01-30/
- Published: 2025-01-31T03:34:16.000Z
- Updated: 2026-05-08T12:43:45.000Z
- Description: In today's edition of Throwback Thursday, we dive into one of my core programming principles: some bugs are better than others (with a "real-life" lesson from Office Space).
- Author: Mike Wolfe
- Tags: Throwback Thursday, #Import 2026-05-20 02:59

*With over a million words scattered across more than 1,300 articles on this blog, you've probably missed a few things here.*

*That’s why each week in "Throwback Thursday," we’ll revisit some standout posts. Expect a blend of my personal favorites, insightful articles from other great minds, and a touch of coding humor to keep things light.*

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## Highlights from NoLongerSet.com

[Some Bugs are Better than OthersNot all bugs are created equal. Avoid the expensive ones by making more of the ones that are easy to find and fix.![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/size/w256h256/2020/09/NLS_Icon_square.png)No Longer SetMike Wolfe![](https://nolongerset.com/content/images/2021/03/car-2122580_1920.jpg)](https://nolongerset.com/some-bugs-are-better-than-others/)

Bugs are easiest to fix immediately after you create them. The longer a bug goes undiscovered the longer it will take to fix. Not to mention [all the damage](https://nolongerset.com/the-curse-of-reliable-software/) an undiscovered bug can wreak on your users (i.e., customers and clients).

With that in mind, here's a list of bugs in order from the easiest and least expensive to fix through the most difficult and most expensive to fix:

1. [Syntax errors](https://nolongerset.com/syntax-errors/)
2. [Compile errors](https://nolongerset.com/compile-errors/)
3. [Misunderstood requirements (*before* you start writing code)](https://nolongerset.com/misunderstood-requirements-pre-code/)
4. [Automated test errors (i.e., failing tests)](https://nolongerset.com/automated-test-errors/)
5. [Runtime errors](https://nolongerset.com/runtime-errors/)
6. [Misunderstood requirements (*after* you've written the code)](https://nolongerset.com/misunderstood-requirements-post-code/)
7. [Logic errors](https://nolongerset.com/logic-errors/)

## Developer Humor

### Logic Errors in Popular Culture - *Office Space*

*NOTE: Next clip is NSFW (language)*

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