I am weak and friendly

Chapter 37: Four Fears of Bugs Stacked Upon Bugs and Still Running
Intelligent Algorithm Department, Shenshu Technology.

The entire algorithm department was filled with the clatter of keyboards, creating a lively atmosphere that hadn't been felt in a long time.

But... if you look closely, there isn't a single person doing anything productive.

They're all writing code for the "big shots".

Department head Wang Xiqiang should actually have taken charge, but...

He's writing too, which makes things difficult.

The group even developed a kind of competitive relationship, with people betting in the department group on whose code would be merged into Tang Yiping's database.

In an instant, the entire department was filled with inspiration and sparks flew.

"I submitted it!"

"I submitted it too!"

"Hahaha, I'm faster!"

Zhang Xiaofeng was exasperated: "Hey, hey, hey, I asked you guys to help me with the adaptation tests! What are you doing writing code for the big shots?"

"Wait a minute, I'm coming!"

"Wait until I finish writing this."

"If everyone else is writing and I'm not, wouldn't that be too antisocial?"

"Wouldn't it be better to wait until the senior developers have merged our code before we do the adaptation and testing? That would save us trouble later."

Okay...that makes sense.

Zhang Xiaofeng could only admit that, after all, the code from the expert was... well, it was hard to describe.

Tongtong might be able to write better than him.

No, no, no, you can't think of it that way. The code from the expert is just old-fashioned.

Just as Zhang Xiaofeng was thinking this, he heard someone else say, "Hey? The big boss released a new version!"

A new version has been released?

Zhang Xiaofeng was taken aback and quickly went to the project warehouse to take a look. Sure enough, a new version had been released.

Has the interface been optimized and efficiency improved?

Zhang Xiaofeng was overjoyed. The efficiency was already so high, could it be improved? He quickly downloaded it to try it out. If the efficiency really improved, he would update it for Tongtong.

Zhang Xiaofeng has now set up a simulated testing environment.

Just as he had previously thought of making a translator for Tongtong, he had a large amount of Tongtong's video data to train a large model.

However, all efforts failed.

The recognition rate is abysmal.

Now, this data can be used for virtual testing.

He was busy testing when suddenly someone laughed:
"Pfft, really... this expert, didn't you realize there are a lot of bugs in your code?"

"Yes, there are a terrifying number of bugs. I've already found two bugs after scanning just a few lines."

"Really? Is it that exaggerated? Let me see!"

"Seriously, I only lasted 0.1 seconds in the 'find the bug and you lose' challenge. You guys should try it too."

"This guy really writes bugs with complete freedom and creativity."

"Let's submit a bug report to the expert."

"Okay!"

"I really want to see the boss's expression next!"

"Hopefully, the developers won't rush to merge our branches. It would be best to merge them after seeing our bug reports... That way, the story will be more interesting..."

No, that's enough! Stop bullying the big boss!
Wait, a bug? Lots of bugs?

Zhang Xiaofeng was a little puzzled.

This isn't right.

He has already started testing.

Although it's a test in a simulated environment, the results should be accurate.

While this version's interface is still far from satisfactory, falling a decade or two behind the times, however...

Extremely efficient!

Incredibly high!

This application originally integrated too many models, and the information transfer and conversion between them was time-consuming and labor-intensive. Due to the limited local performance, it could not be done synchronously and had to wait for the process to complete.

The process requires recognition, translation, conversion, polishing, and further speech conversion...

But this time, Zhang Xiaofeng discovered that the new version was incredibly fast, almost like a simultaneous process.

It's as if some unknown mechanism has completely broken through the barriers to information transmission, forming an incomprehensible transmission method that skips traditional processes and pipelines, achieving parallel processing.

Moreover, it's extremely reliable!
This is not scientific at all.

But... what the big shots do is inherently illogical!
In the department group chat, everyone is already treating the expert's bug as a testing task.

They even started a competition to see who could submit the most bugs. Seeing everyone so enthusiastic, Zhang Xiaofeng couldn't bear to dampen their spirits.

But considering we're colleagues, I shouldn't go too far.

He said quietly, "All of you who are busy submitting bug reports, haven't you done any basic testing? Try running it yourselves?"

"Ok?"

"Does this even need testing?"

"With so many bugs, it's bound to crash at every turn."

"Give it a try," Zhang Xiaofeng said. "It's not too difficult to install it on your phone. I'll send you a test set; just play it."

Ten minutes later, the entire intelligent algorithm department fell into dead silence.

"No, Lao Zhang, you helped the big boss modify the code, right?" Wang Xiqiang asked Zhang Xiaofeng.

"Just unpack it and you'll see. It's just running the expert's version 0.1.1."

"But what about all those bugs?"

Yeah, where did all those bugs go?

Why can it still run with so many bugs?

Did the bug magically disappear during runtime?

This is not scientific! This is really not scientific!
"No way? Could it be that what we thought was a bug isn't a bug at all, but a mechanic?"

"This kind of thing might happen once in a while, but his code has so many bugs..."

"Maybe this is his way of programming?"

At first, everyone called Tang Yiping "Big Boss," which was actually somewhat sarcastic.

Although they couldn't understand Tang Yiping's core code, they could understand his other code.

It's bad, that's all there is to it. No matter how you mock it, it's still bad.

In this situation, calling the other person "big boss" feels much less awkward.

Now...

The title "big boss" has gradually disappeared.

Everyone refers to Tang Yiping as "he".

This psychology is actually quite strange. It's not disrespectful, but rather an unconscious fear and avoidance of something incomprehensible.

Just like the deep-seated taboo surrounding Voldemort in Harry Potter.

Mentioning the name evokes fear.

Tang Yiping's core code is from a completely different field, so it's okay if you don't understand it.

After all, there are so many obscure and rare languages ​​in the world, it's normal not to understand them.

They can all understand the code that Tang Yiping is writing now.

That's precisely why Cthulhu seems so powerful.

Because it is incomprehensible, it is indescribable.

"Damn, Qiang, he replied to your post on the forum, praised you, and said he'd merge your branch into it!"

"No!" Wang Xiqiang cried out in pain and ran to try to fix it.

While Wang Xiqiang was desperately trying to fix the situation, the college student who had spoken earlier replied to Tang Yiping on the forum: "Hey bro, I think I've found a bug. Can you take a look and see if this is a bug?"

As soon as he replied to the message, a group of people swarmed around him.

"Don't say it!"

"shut up!"

"That's not a bug!"

"Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand!"

The college students were stunned.

No, that's no! Why are you all being so aggressive? Why are so many people attacking me?
Tang Yiping's face was burning hot.

Yes, that's right, it's a bug.

Moreover, once this bug was discovered, Tang Yiping found several other bugs as well.

In addition, Tang Yiping had just carefully reviewed the code submitted by that expert, which improved his eyesight, and more bugs surfaced.

How did you manage to write out these bugs and even publish them?
I'm doomed, I'm dead, I don't want to live anymore.

Tang Yiping felt as if his face was scorched black by shame and indignation.

Just then, a notification flashed before Tang Yiping's eyes:
—The “weak” [Stacking Insect] has been attracted by your [Friendly Beacon] and, after a long period of observation, wishes to form an alliance with you and is willing to accept your enslavement.
—【Stack Trap】: "BUG! More BUGs!" The Stack Trap has a mysterious origin. Once thought to be a BUG stack, it feeds on faulty information pipelines and builds entirely new ones. It is widespread in the sea of ​​information, enabling much code to run on bugs and generate new mechanisms.
—The bugs love your code and hope you'll allow them to live in your code for a long time, helping you write even more bugs.

Tang Yiping: "???"

Is there something wrong with this sentence?

(End of this chapter)