A Half Day

Pingping (瓶瓶) is a software engineer, as thousands of other software engineers, everyday he codes, everyday he gets bugs, so everyday he de-bugs.

Today is just a normal day that every normal software engineer would normally have.

This afternoon, when testing his software, trying to save something he randomly typed in windows notepad, he encountered an error. To confirm, he restarted a new instance of windows notepad, and got the same error.

It's an obvious bug.

So he debug.

Soon he was absorbed in his interesting enterprise of debugging. One round after another, every restart he typed something to verify, until the end of the bug.

It was already mid-night. On his computer's screen, was a long log in windows notepad.

I’m too somehow a night bird. When I occasionally saw it and thought it was interesting, then I made a copy, because I know, pingping is a guy who is always seeing forward, he would let it go and ghost his test system to a fresh, with all data destroyed.

So luck for you, here's the log, also for pingping if he isn't coding or debugging right now.

Round 1, 2012/12/07 13:06
Hi buggy, I'm waiting for you …

Round 2, 2012/12/07 13:10
Now we are acquainted. But I still don’t know where you are from and when you arrive here. Tell me your story, let me know you, Pleaseeeee !

Round 3, 2012/12/07 13:17
You are really a hard nut, just my taste, I'm nailing up you.

Round 4, 2012/12/07 13:26
Huh, you are so deeply hid. But anyway, it's just a matter of time for me to get you, shorter or short, haha.

Round 5, 2012/12/07 13:39
What a doggy luck you have today ! But you are almost running out of it, I'm sure of that.

Round 6, 2012/12/07 14:02
Ok, fine, fine, you are good, really good. Unfortunately, I will NOT give up.

Round 7, 2012/12/07 14:30
Now I know you better, know you more. Don't bother to hide any more.

Round 8, 2012/12/07 14:37
You are good at hiding, but remember I'm damn good at seeking, top level in the world.

Round 9, 2012/12/07 14:52
Once i catch you, I'll screw your neck, and squeeze your head. So pray now before it's too late.

Round 10, 2012/12/07 15:09
pang !

Round 11, 2012/12/07 15:29
peng !

Round 12, 2012/12/07 15:40
bang !

Round 13, 2012/12/07 16:01
Yes, I'm still here, with full eyes on you. You, little damn buggy, show yourself !

Round 14, 2012/12/07 16:20
bang ……

Round 15, 2012/12/07 16:32
peng ……

Round 16, 2012/12/07 16:50
pang ……

Round 17, 2012/12/07 17:03
Ah, finally, I got you. now you know I'm a damn good seeker.

Round 18, 2012/12/07 17:09
Hurrah !

Round 19, 2012/12/07 17:16
Yippee, did one more test just to confrim. I'm quite satisfied of your disapperance.

…………

Round 20, 2012/12/07 18:00
I'm back, little buggy, are you there ?

Round 21, 2012/12/07 18:15
I'm back again, little buggy, can you hear me ?

Round 22, 2012/12/07 18:20
where are you ? playing with another software engineer ? is he cool ?

Round 23, 2012/12/07 18:25
???

Round 24, 2012/12/07 18:30
I know now, just because of the half day we stay together, a bug is not only a bug, but a present of a secret. Of all bugs, you are the secret of all secrets.

Round 25, 2012/12/07 18:40
I … I, starts missing you.

Round 26, 2012/12/07 19:00
Hi there, if you can hear me. I'm here to say goodbye. I must go now, another bug was just coming. For the first time of the life, I just feel so sad to leave. May I see you again ?

< Dec. 07 night, on the train from Beijing to Jining Shandong. >

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