Summary A user reported inconsistent behavior with Intersector.intersectSegmentPolygon during pathfinding graph generation. In one context (debug rendering), line-of-sight checks between nodes succeeded, but in the primary logic path (inside pathFromTo), they failed, preventing path calculation. The root cause was mutable object state being altered by method calls, specifically the side effects of Polygon.setPosition. This caused … Read more

Summary The problem requires an Excel formula to identify dates in the format MM/DD/YYYY and flag them as an error, while ignoring non-date numbers and dates with a preceding apostrophe. The formula should be able to distinguish between dates and non-date numbers, such as 82 or 2026. Root Cause The root cause of the issue … Read more

Summary In Godot 3.x/4.x, the Sprite2D/3D position property is not directly keyable in AnimationPlayer. Attempting to animate position on a Sprite node directly causes conflicts (e.g., snapping back to the initial key or being ignored). To animate a sprite’s transform, you must animate a parent Node2D (or Node3D) and keep the Sprite as a child … Read more

Summary The provided Oracle Pipeline function attempts to calculate marketing budget allocation using a stateful, row-by-row procedural approach within a database cursor loop. While functionally valid for sequential datasets, this implementation is architecturally fragile and inefficient for large-scale data processing. The function relies heavily on mutable variables (v_grp_alloc_cum, v_total_budget, v_grp_max_alloc) to track state across rows, … Read more

Summary A junior developer asked how to transition from writing Python scripts to becoming a backend engineer who thinks like a systems engineer. This postmortem-style guide outlines the mindset shift required to move beyond “making it work” to building systems that survive production. The core insight is that engineering is defined by trade-off analysis, failure … Read more