The Three-Week Fix

Brittany asks Ryan why his assigned bug fix is taking so long.

The Three-Week Fix

Listen and choose the right answer

How long has Ryan been working on the bug?

• Three days
• Three weeks
• Two months

What did Ryan find in the old code?

• Customers were being double-charged
• The database was completely deleted
• A virus in the production server

How long has the bug existed according to Ryan?

• Since last week
• Since early 2021
• Since yesterday

What is Brittany's reaction at the end of the conversation?

• She wants to fire Ryan for delaying the sprint
• She wants to call an emergency meeting with the CTO
• She tells him to ignore the billing problem

Listen again and complete the sentences

• Ryan: Hi Brittany. Well, I started with that small payment bug in our ____ codebase, but it took ages to solve.
• Brittany: Three weeks for a tiny bug? You haven't made much ____ with the rest of the ticket lately.
• Ryan: I know it sounds crazy, but I fell down a huge rabbit hole while trying to ____ that old module.
• Brittany: Did you manage to ____ the payment function at least, or is it still half-finished?
• Ryan: I've actually rewritten the whole routine and tested a quick ____ on our staging server.

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