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Bugs vs stories vs chores

Story = user value. Bug = broken expectation. Chore/task = maintenance. Mislabeling warps metrics and priority.

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Sorting hat

“Never built” usually isn’t a bug. “Used to work” usually is.

  • Bug — unintended behavior vs documented/prior behavior
  • Story — new or changed user-facing value
  • Chore — refactor, dependency bump, CI flake fix
Sorting hatDrag stickies · tap for tips
Study mapDrag stickies · tap for tipsKeep it shortdrag · tap →Name the waitdrag · tap →Scope locatorsdrag · tap →Trace when stuckdrag · tap →One browser firstdrag · tap →Isolate statedrag · tap →Assert the UIdrag · tap →Retry wiselydrag · tap →Seed datadrag · tap →Close the loopdrag · tap →Keep it shortdrag · tap →Name the waitdrag · tap →Scope locatorsdrag · tap →Trace when stuckdrag · tap →One browser firstdrag · tap →Isolate statedrag · tap →Pathwise hackdrag · tap →Sorting hatdrag · tap →Try thisdrag · tap →Follow the dashed drag · tap →

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Sort 10 recent tickets into bug/story/chore. Fix 2 mislabels.

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Chapter learning outcomes
  • Type heuristics
  • When a bug is a story
  • Tech debt tickets

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