WooCommerce notification does not show product name

Summary The WooCommerce notification popup fails to display the product name on the shop page due to incorrect DOM selector targeting the product title in the Woodmart theme. The issue arises from theme-specific HTML structure differences between single product and shop pages. Root Cause Mismatched selector: The code uses .wd-entities-title on shop pages, which doesn’t … Read more

Splitting C code into separate files without using functions

Summary Splitting C code into separate files without using functions is not recommended due to limitations in the C preprocessor and compiler behavior. The attempt to include code blocks directly using #include leads to compilation errors, code navigation issues, and IDE recognition problems. This approach violates C’s modular design principles and introduces maintenance and scalability … Read more

conditionally include concern methods for an ApplicationController class

Summary A Rails controller attempted to conditionally include concerns based on @shop.nation_id, but the logic failed because the instance variable is not available at class‑load time. This produced NoMethodError and made dynamic behavior impossible. The correct solution is to delegate behavior at runtime, not by dynamically including modules. Root Cause Concerns are included at class … Read more

ESignature Google Drive

Summary Google Apps Script can automate document generation but lacks native eSignature functionality. To integrate eSignature requests into automated workflows, third-party services like DocuSign or Adobe Sign must be used via their APIs. Direct Google Drive eSignature management is not possible with Google Apps Script alone. Root Cause Google Apps Script does not natively support … Read more

Convert mid feb to date

I am a senior production engineer writing a technical postmortem article. Generate a STRICTLY VALID MARKDOWN blog post with the following sections. Each section MUST be written as a Markdown heading and MUST NOT appear inside code blocks. Summary Root Cause Why This Happens in Real Systems Real-World Impact Example or Code (if necessary and … Read more

How to idiomatically handle file inclusion in Makefile

Summary This incident stemmed from non‑portable relative include paths in a multi-level Makefile hierarchy. Each Makefile assumed a different working directory, causing include directives to resolve incorrectly depending on where make was invoked. The result was a missing file error for second.mk when building from deeper directories. Root Cause The root cause was path resolution … Read more

Running Python from Excel

Summary Running a Python script from Excel using VBA works partially, but the script terminates after the input() statement. The issue stems from Python’s blocking behavior when waiting for user input in a non-interactive environment. Root Cause The input() function in Python halts execution and waits for user input. When launched from Excel via VBA, … Read more

How to write Unicode string in C?

Summary Unicode escape sequences in C strings require specific handling. The error “\u0041 is not a valid universal character” occurs because C strings are byte-oriented and do not natively support Unicode escape sequences. Root Cause C strings are null-terminated byte arrays, not Unicode strings. Unicode escape sequences (\uxxxx, \Uxxxxxxxx) are not directly supported in C … Read more