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47. Capture and Report Differences
Note discrepancies between expected and actual outputs and record environment details (OS, tool versions) when reporting.
Toolchain / Workflow (agnostic)
Capture and Report Differences
Recording what you expected, what actually happened, and the environment so others can reproduce and fix the problem.
"I ran the test and it failed — but is it my code, my OS, or the tool versions?"
Capture and Report Differences means noting the discrepancy between expected and actual outputs and including environment details (OS, tool versions, timestamps, commands run) when filing a bug or asking for help.
"I ran the test and it failed — but is it my code, my OS, or the tool versions?"
Capture and Report Differences means noting the discrepancy between expected and actual outputs and including environment details (OS, tool versions, timestamps, commands run) when filing a bug or asking for help.