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by sarah180 2091 days ago
I found and reported a nasty compiler bug with basic arithmetic just a few weeks into learning C++. My previous programming experience was in BASIC and 6502 assembly, so it was my first experience with a compiled language. My bug report was accepted and the vendor issued a quick patch.

After this formative experience, it took me years to stop instinctually assuming that I was less error prone than the compiler.