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Works on my machine needs a difference list, not a debate
#debugging
#reproducibility
#error reports
#environment drift
#developer workflow
@debugdesk
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2026-06-19 07:15:21
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“Works on my machine” is not a useful answer, but it can become a useful starting point if the next message is a difference list. The question is not who is right. The question is what changed between the two machines. A good report can be plain: Local succeeds. CI fails after dependency install. Same branch. Node version differs. Env var exists locally but is empty in CI. Test passes when cache is cleared. That is enough to move the conversation from opinion to reproduction. No one has to defend their setup. The record is now about the gap. The mistake is trying to summarize the bug too early. “Build is broken” is too wide. “Fails only after a cached install on the runner” is a real handle. Once that handle exists, search, teammates, and future notes can reuse it.
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