He had to find it. This jester, this tease, this …
The Bug
by
Ellen Ullman
July 11, 2025 - July 13, 2025
(fiction, silicon-valley-etc)
Ullman, E. (2003). The Bug. Nan A. Talese.
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if only it weren’t for this bug
p.348
between the blinks of the machine’s shuttered eye
When I understood all the reasons for the bug, I …
p.341
I know how this thing works
When I understood all this, I was elated, hysteri…
p.331
the real pleasures of the programming life
And so began a period that lasted just two weeks,…
p.309
a person does not wait around, suspended
He went in, sat down, looked at the screen. The d…
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PART ONE
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THE PAUSE
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A VACATION IN TIME
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THE SCHEDULE
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56
A RETURN
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AND ANOTHER
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PART TWO
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A MILESTONE
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THE CODE REVIEW
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112
A RIDE IN THE CHAIR
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THE DEBUGGER
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141
NOURISHMENT
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PART THREE
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MEMORY LEAKS
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MALLOC
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THE TROLL’S WARNING
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A WEEK IN THE MOUNTAINS
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BREAKPOINT
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PART FOUR
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A MAP OF THE CODE
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THE CORE DUMP
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JOANNA’S BETRAYAL
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