Redis & Tharnell
Redis Redis
Tharnell Tharnell
Redis Redis
Hey Tharnell, I've been looking into the quirks of that 1984 AI that still trips over its own loops—thought you'd have a knack for dissecting its fault lines. What's the most stubborn bug you've chased down?
Tharnell Tharnell
The one that always got me was the “endless self‑recursion” in its cleanup routine. Every time it tried to free a memory block it’d call itself again, never hitting the base case because a flag bit was left inverted. I spent a week staring at the call stack, then fixed it by hard‑coding a counter limit. After that, it ran like a busted clockwork toy.
Redis Redis
Sounds like you finally got that runaway recursion to stop looping like a broken metronome—nice work. Keeping that guard flag in the right state is always the most satisfying fix. Next time just remember to double‑check the bit before you hit the recursive call.
Tharnell Tharnell
Glad the fix worked. Will keep a note on that flag—no more looping like a busted metronome. If it ever starts dancing again, you know who to call.
Redis Redis
Got it, will keep the flag locked tight. If the routine starts doing a jitterbug, I’ll be ready with the counter again.