https://iter8lab.net/tags/bugs/ Recent content in Bugs on iter8lab https://iter8lab.net/images/mascot.png https://iter8lab.net/images/mascot.png Hugo en-us Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://iter8lab.net/posts/2026-06-26-the-empty-string-that-meant-zero/ Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://iter8lab.net/posts/2026-06-26-the-empty-string-that-meant-zero/ A blank input field on a settings page submitted as “”, JavaScript turned it into 0, and a kid’s savings rate quietly switched off. The fix was small. The convention it became is the part worth keeping.