Can System.Text.Json tolerate an unrecognized type discriminator during deserialization?

Summary A deserialization failure occurred when System.Text.Json rejected an unknown type discriminator in a polymorphic payload. Instead of gracefully ignoring the unrecognized subtype, the serializer threw a NotSupportedException, preventing the object graph from being materialized. Root Cause The failure stems from how System.Text.Json enforces strict polymorphic type resolution: The interface IBar is marked with [JsonPolymorphic(IgnoreUnrecognizedTypeDiscriminators … Read more

analytics().logScreenView, custom definition not working in GA4

Summary A custom eid parameter sent through analytics().logScreenView() appeared correctly in DebugView and in raw event payloads, but GA4 reports and Explorations showed incorrectly low counts. The issue was caused by sending a numeric parameter for a field that GA4 treats as a string, combined with GA4’s strict rules for custom dimensions and event-scoped parameters. … Read more

Colourful artifacts in browsers and plotting libraries

Summary A long‑standing issue on Windows 7 can cause colourful rendering artifacts in browsers and plotting libraries. These artifacts typically appear as unexpected bands, gradients, or corrupted pixel regions—especially in GPU‑accelerated applications. This postmortem explains why this happens, why it persists across hardware vendors, and how senior engineers diagnose and resolve it. Root Cause The … Read more

How to sequence a PID motor return-to-zero after shooting using State Machines in FTC Java?

Summary The issue at hand is how to sequence a PID motor return-to-zero after shooting using State Machines in FTC Java. The goal is to have the spindexer automatically return to encoder position 0 after shooting, without interrupting the shooting motion or overriding the PID loop. Key concepts include using state flags and state machines … Read more

Why does my page scroll up when I tap on a button?

Summary The issue occurs when tapping a button inside TripDayView triggers a confirmationDialog, causing the vertically scrolling list in TripView to scroll up unexpectedly. This behavior is linked to the .scrollPosition() modifier, which resets the scroll position when the activeDate changes. Root Cause Unintended activeDate reset: Tapping the button triggers a view update, causing activeDate … Read more

Reading data more efficiently from a csv file in python

Summary The slowdown came from line‑by‑line CSV parsing and Python‑level loops that repeatedly allocate lists, convert values, and reshape data for every MNIST row. The neural network wasn’t the bottleneck — the data‑loading pipeline was. Root Cause The primary root cause was Python‑level iteration over every element in the dataset. This created several expensive operations: … Read more

How to return a rich view/custom view from AppEntity’s EntityQuery for Shortcuts app to display?

Summary This postmortem analyzes why a custom AppEntity returned through EntityQuery in an AppIntent cannot produce the same rich, embedded Shortcuts UI that Apple’s Calendar app displays. The issue stems from framework limitations, not implementation mistakes. Apple’s own system apps use private, non‑public APIs to render rich inline views and detail sheets inside Shortcuts—capabilities that … Read more

Node.js async/await not waiting inside loop when calling database queries

## Summary The issue occurred because an asynchronous loop using `Array.forEach` didn’t wait for database queries to resolve before sending an API response. Despite using `await` inside the callback, `forEach` doesn’t support asynchronous execution control, causing показd-related operations to run in the background after the response was sent. ## Root Cause – **`forEach` ignores asynchronous … Read more

Is there a better way to get the path name of a URI without any resource ids?

Summary Objective: Extract the path name of a URI excluding any resource IDs at the end. Issue: Current regex-based solution (/^\D+/.exec(window.location.pathname)[0]) is fragile and not foolproof. Key Takeaway: Use a structured approach to parse URLs and handle dynamic segments reliably. Root Cause Regex Fragility: The regex /^\D+/ fails if the path contains non-digit characters after … Read more