Hello Hive Community Members,
A couple of months ago, I used to write posts about technical stuff I got involved with while contributing to Hive — but then I stopped.
Why?
Reason One: It requires a bit of time.
Reason Two: Since English isn't my first language, it takes even more time.
But on Sunday morning here in Bharat 🇮🇳, @ecoinstant suggested that putting this kind of work on-chain is a wonderful idea — and that we should lead by example. After a motivating and insightful conversation with him, I’ve decided to resume what I used to do. Thank you so much @ecoinstant.
Okay, let’s jump into today’s topic.
Space Key Not Working on iPhone for CheckinWithXYZ
@starkerz messaged me directly. There was a weird space issue.
I was like, really? That sounds impossible. 😅
I immediately launched the app locally — everything worked fine...
But that was on a desktop browser, not mobile.
So I opened the iOS Simulator. Still, everything worked just fine.
@starkerz: Can’t enter space — it’s a weird, annoying bug
@sagarkothari88: I can’t reproduce it — not a bug
@starkerz: Shares a link
@sagarkothari88: Still can’t reproduce it — not a bug
@starkerz: I literally sent you a screenshot and post
And I’m just in full denial mode 🤣
If I can’t reproduce the bug, it doesn’t exist. 😤
So I didn’t give it much attention — considered it a minor, low-priority issue.
How I Ended Up Reproducing It – Testing Before Release
I had added a filter feature for admins in CheckinWithXYZ.
Deployed it. Then, for some reason, I decided to test it myself on an actual iPhone.
Boom — the bug appeared.
And I was like: faaaaaaakkk.
It was an annoying, user-breaking bug.
If I were the user, I'd be complaining loudly.
Trying to stay calm, I told myself:
It’s fine. It’s fine. It’s fine.
Just expressing my feelings through emojis/memes here 😅
🕵️ Investigation Time
First step: Google it.
You might call me a noob for not using AI right away.
But honestly, for fixing bugs in production, I’m a little skeptical about AI answers.
Some things I still prefer doing the old-fashioned way — from experience.
Purple links — you know what that means.
I clicked all of them. Explored every possibility.
Attempt 1
I used the highest-voted answer from the first StackOverflow post.
Tested locally on desktop and iOS simulator. Worked like a charm.
Deployed it. Boom 💥 — entire site down.
Just a gray screen.
Time to panic.
Attempt 2
So I finally asked AI what could’ve gone wrong.
It gave answers — but again, who knows if they’re right?
Didn’t want another panic attack in production.
So I cross-verified answers on StackOverflow.
Then I realized I had more SingleChildScrollView instances than I thought.
For every instance, I applied this patch:
SingleChildScrollView(
primary: false,
child: _some_screen_element(),
)
Tested again on desktop, iOS simulator.
Everything worked. I deployed it.
But after deployment... it didn’t work.
I was like: fakkkk noooo.
Let’s panic again.
But this time I stopped and asked myself:
Did I test the correct version?
I always tell @starkerz to refresh and clear the cache.
But did I do that? Answer: NO.
Cleared the cache. Reloaded.
And boom — it worked!
Finally, that weird invisible bug that wrecked the app’s user experience... was fixed.
💬 Have You?
Have you ever faced a weird bug in your tech stack that made you question your life choices?
Please share — would love to hear!
📝 Final Note
Since English isn’t my first language, I asked ChatGPT/AI to help optimize this post to make it more readable and viewer-friendly.
I hope this isn’t against any downvoting rules 🙏
But if it is, feel free to let me know and I’ll be more cautious next time.
🚀 My Contributions to ♦️ Hive Ecosystem
| Contribution | To | Hive | Ecosystem |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hive Witness Node | Hive API Node (in progress) | 3Speak Video Encoder Node Operator (highest number of nodes) | 3Speak Mobile App Developer |
| 3Speak Podcast App Developer | 3Speak Shorts App Developer | 3Speak Support & Maintenance Team | Distriator Developer |
| CheckinWithXYZ | Hive Inbox | HiFind | Hive Donate App |
| Contributed to HiveAuth Mobile App | Ecency ↔ 3Speak Integration | Ecency ↔ InLeo Integration | Ecency ↔ Actifit Integration |
| Hive Stats App | Vote for Witness App | HiveFlutterKit | New 3Speak App |
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