I am weak and friendly

Chapter 38 Five Fears: The World Suddenly Becomes Mystic

The moment the message popped up, Tang Yiping's worldview was severely shaken.

Good news, my code is extremely efficient.

The bad news is that my code is full of bugs.

Good news: these bugs not only don't affect operation, but actually improve efficiency.

The bad news is that there are likely to be more and more bugs in my code.

Good news, my code is extremely efficient.

This is a closed loop.

But... this isn't what I'm looking for!

That doesn't make sense either.

If more bugs mean higher efficiency, wouldn't there be even more bugs written by people who know nothing?

Tang Yiping stared at his screen.

He is comparing his own code with that of an expert, learning as he goes.

On the left is his code, and on the right is the code of the expert.

Therefore, what he saw was also clearly distinct.

On the left, something seemed to be twisting. This wasn't a visual sensation, but rather a different sense. They were like bees, "crawling" across Tang Yiping's code. Each bug was like a nest chamber.

After Tang Yiping agreed to the alliance with the [Die Chong] and became their master, these [Die Chong] appeared in his "field of vision".

Yes, the [Stacking Insects] do not appear to be a single organism, but rather a group.

Tang Yiping didn't know how many of them there were, but just by looking at where they appeared, he knew where the bugs were in his code.

What is this? A super-powerful automatic code tagging tool?

After the [Stacking Worms] took up residence in his BUG, ​​they did indeed begin to connect with each other in some incomprehensible way, forming a completely new mechanism.

Then a phenomenon occurred that even the experts in the intelligent algorithm department couldn't understand.

Bugs are flying everywhere, but efficiency is skyrocketing.

This kind of thing is actually a long-standing mystery among programmers, and Tang Yiping has heard about it many times.

For example, Windows 95's "null pointer handling," Linux's /dev/null file, Unix's "instruction pipe (|)," TCP's "cumulative acknowledgment" mechanism, Quake's "anti-jump" bug, and Space Invaders' "speed-up"—these things that are now very important were all bugs in the past...

It could even be said that the entire human computer technology and internet age, and even various game mechanics, are built on all sorts of unbelievable bugs.

Even in nature, such things are not uncommon. It is said that someone suffered from both epilepsy and myotonia at the same time. Every time the myotonia caused a heart attack, it would trigger an epileptic seizure, causing the brain to discharge abnormally and forcibly, and then the heart would be revived. In 40 years, this person died more than a hundred times and lived more than a hundred times, until the last time, he died without having an epileptic seizure.

There are also people who have coronary artery embolism, resulting in heart valve insufficiency, and then the embolism circulates through the leak, allowing them to live for many years. Doctors were stunned when they examined them.

This kind of thing is always talked about because it's too coincidental and bizarre, but now you're telling Tang Yiping.

This thing might not be a natural phenomenon at all, but rather... caused by some strange, weak creature?
Once this thought popped into his head, Tang Yiping could no longer see the world through his eyes.

No, no, no.

What's going on with this world?! How did it become so strange?
But in any case, many "stacked worms" have already survived in my own code.

He could almost hear these little creatures making sounds, picking and choosing.

"This bug is awful!"

"This bug is terrible, but there's nothing we can do about it, we'll just have to make do."

"This bug is mine! Mine! Don't try to take it from me!"

"I don't want this kind of stupid bug! You can have it!"

"Please write a better bug report! I beg you!" "I can't stand this bug anymore, I choose death!"

And then it really died. These things are the kind that will die right at the drop of a hat.

It was just a vague perception, without any specific language, but Tang Yiping could feel it and understand it.

To put it more vividly, it's like a bunch of Minions running around on his screen, spouting "banabana" all the time, but you just can understand them.

Or perhaps, Tang Yiping became some kind of queen bee, and the "Die Chong" was his bee colony.

Looking at the swarm of [Stacking Insects] on his screen and feeling their complaints, Tang Yiping said helplessly:

"Okay, okay, I got it. Stop reading it, stop reading it. Can't I just write some better bugs for you guys?"

"I will try my best, please don't read it anymore!"

He now doesn't know whether accepting these [Stacked Insects] as his followers is a good thing or a bad thing.

As long as Tang Yiping turns on his computer and sees his code, he can feel its presence and its constant chatter.

Tang Yiping could not find peace.

He even wondered who was enslaving whom!
I feel like I'm being managed by superiors and being manipulated!
Tang Yiping spent the entire day reviewing the code contributed by his 11 code contributors.

I watched, analyzed, and learned at the same time.

He had never had such a learning opportunity before.

Although Ban was his mentor, he only taught him how to do testing.

Although Ze Ge was his dream mentor, Ze Ge believed that he had already mastered unparalleled skills and did not need to be taught.

In a martial arts novel, Tang Yiping is now like Guo Jing, who has been training with the Seven Freaks of Jiangnan (Brother Ban) for several years and finally waited for Qiu Chuji (Brother Ze). But Qiu Chuji said, "Jing'er, you know everything you should know. Now go out and make a name for yourself in the martial arts world."

I've learned a lot of random things, but not much of it is useful. When I encounter a tough problem, I'm completely lost.

However, the submitters of these 11 pieces of code are different.

Shenshu Technology is a star enterprise in Hailing City and even the whole country. These 11 engineers from the algorithm department are all industry elites and outstanding individuals.

It's like Tang Yiping is doing his homework, and after he finishes, he finds out that there are 11 super awesome teachers who have written 11 different versions of the answer key for him.

Too many, too many!

With such a great opportunity presented to Tang Yiping, when else would he get the chance to learn if not now?

Tang Yiping studied with great eagerness, both to write better code and to write better bugs.

He looked at the code one by one, and then went to the forum to thank everyone one by one.

The forum was immediately engulfed in a bloody storm.

Today, Tang Yiping even forgot to meet up with Aunt Zhang. He was not awakened until his alarm clock rang at nine o'clock in the evening.

"Oh no! I'm going to be late! I'm going to be late!"

Tang Yiping then remembered that the time he and Lola had agreed to make the deal was today.

Tonight, Lola's friend Lux ​​is coming to Earth to trade blood for Tang Yiping using a special prosthetic body.

Tang Yiping was very curious about the [Cybernetics]. Although Lola said that it was a cybernetics device used exclusively by the [Information Sea] and was different from her own, Tang Yiping still really wanted it.

That's how things always are; the more anxious you are, the more problems arise.

Tang Yiping ran to collect his battery, but someone had moved his charging cable and battery aside. The charging cable was tangled, and it took him a while to untangle it and put it away, which wasted several minutes.

"Brother Ban, I'm leaving. I won't be back tonight. Make sure you eat by yourself!" Tang Yiping shouted to his mentor, accelerated in his wheelchair, and rushed out.

(End of this chapter)