Episode Details

Not all bugs are created equal. Mia and Leo break down the three kinds of bugs — syntax errors, runtime errors, and the silent, deadly logic error — and explain why computers amplify one tiny mistake into a catastrophe. Featuring the true story of the 1999 Mars Climate Orbiter, lost because two teams mixed up metric and imperial units. Next time your app crashes right after an update, you will know exactly what kind of bug bit it.