stackyFACTSNamed after the uncertainty principle, a heisenbug is an error that consistently crashes a program until you attach a diagnostic monitor to figure out what went wrong. The sheer act of observing the code alters its timing just enough that the bug vanishes entirely, making it completely impossible to permanently fix.
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