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by dowskitest 5644 days ago
I think this is a good reminder to thoughtfully consider how we handle edge cases.

I know that I often treat edge cases with the least care. This is certainly a situation where the opposite required.

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Why do you see this as an edge case?
doctor, here. This is definitely not an edge case.
As soon as they defined that 1000 char limit, they set a hard edge. The use cases that hit that limit are then the edge cases, at least in the minds of the developer(s).

I was just suggesting that there should be more consideration of how software will be used in ways that hit limitations.