Ground Zero

Definition:

  • Where the lack of testing with 0 is the source of a lot of bugs.

Code Example:

// ensuring that there’s a value for and then testing that it’s off screen
// but if element.top is equals to 0, results goes wrong
if (element.top && (element.top < viewport.top)) {
 hidePane();
}

References:

Quality attributes

  • - Code Example

  • - Cause and Effect

  • - Frequency

  • - Refactoring