What Actually Moves The Needle
After working through dozens of debugging
projects, certain patterns emerge. Not every software problem needs
a complete rewrite—most need careful investigation and targeted
fixes.
Finding Issues That Hide In Plain Sight
The trickiest bugs are the ones that don't appear in
controlled testing. They show up when real users do unexpected
things—like hitting the back button mid-transaction or using your
app on a 3G connection in a moving vehicle.
We test in conditions that mirror reality, not just ideal
scenarios. That's where the meaningful problems live.
Performance Problems Sneak Up Slowly
Your app works great with 100 users. Then you hit 1,000. Then
10,000. Suddenly queries that took milliseconds are timing out.
This isn't a failure of your initial development—it's just what
happens as systems grow.
We look specifically for scalability issues before they become
emergencies:
- Database queries that haven't been optimized for larger
datasets
- API endpoints that pull more data than necessary
- Memory leaks that compound over extended use
- Caching strategies that no longer match usage patterns
Documentation Makes Future Work Easier
When we find issues, we document everything—not just "what's
broken" but the full context. Why does this bug appear? What
triggers it? What are the downstream effects?
Good documentation means your development team can implement
fixes confidently, without needing us to explain everything
twice.