root cause analysis
Find the mechanism that produces the failure.
Use this when Fixes keep moving the same bug to another place.
without the term
“We've patched this bug three times and it keeps coming back in a different place. Stop adding fixes and figure out where the wrong value actually comes from in the first place.”
with the term · How do you ask a model for root cause analysis?
Find the root cause before patching. Trace the failing value to its origin and test one hypothesis with the smallest change.
What is root cause analysis?
Root cause analysis traces the failure to a causal condition and tests an explanation.
Why does root cause analysis matter when vibe coding?
Patching the visible symptom can leave the faulty data path intact.
How do you do root cause analysis?
Trace the input across boundaries. Change one suspected cause. Check whether the original failure changes as predicted.
What goes wrong with root cause analysis?
Several simultaneous changes hide which explanation was correct.