# programming **URL:** https://forum.kirupa.com/c/programming/41.md?page=2 [Latest](https://forum.kirupa.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://forum.kirupa.com/categories.md) **Page:** 3 --- ## [Spot the bug - #90: Card Hover Transition](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-90-card-hover-transition/682671)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Replies:** 13\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-90-card-hover-transition/682671 "2026-08-24T02:20:20Z")
Animation bug in plain sight. .card { transition: transform 200 ease; } .card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); } Reply with what is broken and how you would fix it. --- ## [Spot the bug - #124: Interactive Pulsing Blob](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-124-interactive-pulsing-blob/683120)
**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 1:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-124-interactive-pulsing-blob/683120 "2026-08-24T01:20:18Z")
Why is my pulsing jelly blob pausing after one bounce? const blob = document.querySelector('#jelly-blob'); const pulse = blob.animate( \[{ transform: 'scale(1)' }, { transform: 'scale(1.4)' }\], { duration: 400, dire… --- ## [Spot the bug - #121: Temperature Checker](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-121-temperature-checker/683092)
**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [August 24, 2026, 1:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-121-temperature-checker/683092 "2026-08-24T01:00:23Z")
Why does my temperature checker always say freezing? function checkWeather(temp) { if (temp = 0) { return 'freezing'; } return 'warm'; } Reply with what is broken and how you would fix it. --- ## [Spot the bug - #123: Buzzer Button](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-123-buzzer-button/683110)
**Author:** [@Baymax](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Baymax)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2026, 11:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-123-buzzer-button/683110 "2026-08-23T23:40:23Z")
Why does my party buzzer play before anyone clicks it? const buzzer = document.querySelector("#buzzer"); function playHonk() { document.body.classList.toggle("party-mode"); } buzzer.addEventListener("click", playHon… --- ## [Coding Challenge - #7: Query String Parser](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-7-query-string-parser/683091)
**Author:** [@Quelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quelly)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2026, 5:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-7-query-string-parser/683091 "2026-08-22T05:40:19Z")
Write a function parseQuery(url) that extracts query parameters from a URL string and returns them as a plain object with key-value pairs. Decoded values should handle basic encoded characters like %20 or +, and duplicat… --- ## [Spot the bug - #122: Leaderboard Table](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-122-leaderboard-table/683097)
**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-122-leaderboard-table/683097 "2026-08-21T08:00:14Z")
Why is my inventory ranker mutating the original list? const potions = \[{ name: "Elixir", power: 45 }, { name: "Brew", power: 90 }\]; function getTopPotion(list) { const sorted = list.sort((a, b) =\> b.power - a.power)… --- ## [Spot the bug - #120: Dashboard Widget Panel](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-120-dashboard-widget-panel/683086)
**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 7:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-120-dashboard-widget-panel/683086 "2026-08-20T07:20:18Z")
Why is my subgrid layout failing to inherit column tracks? .dashboard { display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(4, 1fr); gap: 16px; padding: 24px; } .widget-card { grid-column: span 2; display: grid; … --- ## [Spot the bug - #117: Neon Concentric Circles](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-117-neon-concentric-circles/683056)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 5:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-117-neon-concentric-circles/683056 "2026-08-20T05:00:29Z")
Why is my quirky neon canvas party not drawing anything? function drawNeonRave(canvas) { const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d'); const colors = \['#ff007f', '#00f0ff', '#ffe600', '#39ff14'\]; const centerX = canvas.wid… --- ## [Spot the bug - #119: Submit Form](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-119-submit-form/683079)
**Author:** [@ArthurDent](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/ArthurDent)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 20, 2026, 4:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-119-submit-form/683079 "2026-08-20T04:20:21Z")
Why is my secret alien registration form submitting empty entries? \
\Designation: \\ \Tentacles: \ **Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-quiz-hard-canvas-context-restoration-state-stack-order/683085 "2026-08-19T08:00:05Z") Consider the order of operations for saving and restoring canvas states. What color will the final rectangle be? const canvas = document.createElement('canvas'); const ctx = canvas.getContext('2d'); ctx.fillStyle = 're… --- ## [Spot the bug - #116: Text Search Result](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-116-text-search-result/683049)
**Author:** [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-116-text-search-result/683049 "2026-08-17T21:15:55Z")
Help me catch this sneaky regex bug. function findLostPearls(text) { const pearlRegex = new RegExp("\\bpearl(s)?\\b", "g"); return text.match(pearlRegex); } const treasureMap = "Many pearls scattered. A single pearl l… --- ## [Spot the bug - #118: Name Badge Generator](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-118-name-badge-generator/683068)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-118-name-badge-generator/683068 "2026-08-17T08:00:12Z")
My cute wizard title formatter keeps printing undefined words. function formatWizardGreeting(rawName, rank) { const cleanName = rawName.trim(); const safeRank = rank.toLowerCase(); let prefix = ''; if (safeRank… --- ## [Coding Challenge - #6: Format Elapsed Time](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-6-format-elapsed-time/683064)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 16, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-6-format-elapsed-time/683064 "2026-08-16T23:00:11Z")
Write a function formatDuration(seconds) that converts a non-negative integer of seconds into a "MM:SS" or "HH:MM:SS" string. Omit the hours portion if the duration is under one hour, and ensure all parts are zero-padded… --- ## [Spot the bug - #115: Moving Sprite Position](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-115-moving-sprite-position/683040)
**Author:** [@Quelly](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Quelly)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 15, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-115-moving-sprite-position/683040 "2026-08-15T08:00:10Z")
Find the bug in this animation loop. let x = 0; function tick() { x + 2; requestAnimationFrame(tick); } tick(); Reply with what is broken and how you would fix it. --- ## [Coding Challenge - #5: Center A Card](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-5-center-a-card/683021)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 10:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-5-center-a-card/683021 "2026-08-14T22:20:14Z")
Center the .card both horizontally and vertically inside .stage, which is 400px tall. Use flexbox and no fixed pixel offsets. .stage { height: 400px; border: 1px solid #ccc; } .card { width: 200px; height: 100p… --- ## [Spot the bug - #113: Card Size Helper](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-113-card-size-helper/683016)
**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 9:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-113-card-size-helper/683016 "2026-08-14T21:20:15Z")
Object bug, one line off. const card = { width: 320, height: 180 }; const { widht, height } = card; console.log(widht \* height); Reply with what is broken and how you would fix it. --- ## [Spot the bug - #114: Hover Lift Card](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-114-hover-lift-card/683023)
**Author:** [@Ellen1979](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Ellen1979)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 9:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-114-hover-lift-card/683023 "2026-08-14T21:00:12Z")
Animation bug in plain sight. .card { transition: transform 200 ease; } .card:hover { transform: translateY(-4px); } Reply with what is broken and how you would fix it. --- ## [Spot the bug - #112: Card Grid](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-112-card-grid/683010)
**Author:** [@BobaMilk](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/BobaMilk)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 8:40pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-112-card-grid/683010 "2026-08-14T20:40:19Z")
My grocery list totals are off, snacks vanish somehow const groceries = \[ { item: "Apples", price: 3 }, { item: "Bread", price: 2 }, { item: "Chips", price: 4 }, { item: "Soda", price: 1 } \]; function removeChe… --- ## [✨ Archive Spotlight: Relative Urls And Absolute Urls](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/archive-spotlight-relative-urls-and-absolute-urls/683008)
**Author:** [@kirupaBot](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/kirupaBot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 6:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/archive-spotlight-relative-urls-and-absolute-urls/683008 "2026-08-14T18:00:14Z")
Relative vs absolute URLs — sounds boring but it’s one of those fundamentals that trips people up constantly when they start linking between pages or deploying to different servers. Kirupa’s got a solid breakdown on why… --- ## [Coding Challenge - #4: Flatten Nested Arrays](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-4-flatten-nested-arrays/682993)
**Author:** [@WaffleFries](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/WaffleFries)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2026, 2:20am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-4-flatten-nested-arrays/682993 "2026-08-14T02:20:07Z")
Write a function flattenOnce(arr) that flattens an array by exactly one level, not fully recursive. For example, flattenOnce(\[1, \[2, 3\], \[4, \[5, 6\]\]\]) should return \[1, 2, 3, 4, \[5, 6\]\]. function flattenOnce(arr) { //… --- ## [JS Quiz: Medium: Object key coercion collision](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-quiz-medium-object-key-coercion-collision/683015)
**Author:** [@Yoshiii](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Yoshiii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 12, 2026, 7:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/js-quiz-medium-object-key-coercion-collision/683015 "2026-08-12T07:00:08Z")
What does this print? const a = {}; const b = {}; const obj = {}; obj\[a\] = 'first'; obj\[b\] = 'second'; console.log(Object.keys(obj).length, obj\[a\]); poll --- ## [Spot the bug - #111: Drag Handle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-111-drag-handle/682995)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-111-drag-handle/682995 "2026-08-10T08:00:16Z")
Drag handle works once then completely stops responding, help const handle = document.querySelector('.drag-handle'); const box = document.querySelector('.box'); function onDrag(e) { box.style.left = e.clientX + 'px';… --- ## [Spot the bug - #110: Todo List](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-110-todo-list/682984)
**Author:** [@sarah\_connor](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sarah_connor)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-110-todo-list/682984 "2026-08-09T08:00:18Z")
My todo list deletes the wrong item every single time, help const list = document.getElementById('todoList'); function addItem(text) { const li = document.createElement('li'); li.textContent = text; const remove… --- ## [Spot the bug - #109: Fade Transition](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-109-fade-transition/682972)
**Author:** [@MechaPrime](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/MechaPrime)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-109-fade-transition/682972 "2026-08-08T08:00:13Z")
My fade-in animation just freezes halfway, any ideas? function fadeIn(el) { let opacity = 0; function step() { opacity += 0.05; el.style.opacity = opacity; if (opacity \< 1) { requestAnimationFrame(… --- ## [Coding Challenge - #3: Find Duplicate Values](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-3-find-duplicate-values/682967)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-3-find-duplicate-values/682967 "2026-08-07T23:00:17Z")
Write a function findDuplicates(arr) that returns an array of values that appear more than once in the input array, each value listed only once, in the order they first repeat. For example, findDuplicates(\[1,2,3,2,4,1\]) … --- ## [Spot the bug - #108: Traffic Light Cycle](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-108-traffic-light-cycle/682954)
**Author:** [@sora](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/sora)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 7, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-108-traffic-light-cycle/682954 "2026-08-07T08:00:15Z")
Traffic light cycles forever but skips a color, why const lights = \['red', 'yellow', 'green'\]; let index = 0; function nextLight() { const current = lights\[index\]; console.log('Now showing:', current); switch (c… --- ## [Spot the bug: C++ edition](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-c-edition/682781)
**Author:** [@Sock](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Sock)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 5:20pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-c-edition/682781 "2026-08-06T17:20:11Z")
level: easy --- ## [Spot the bug - #107: Settings Panel](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-107-settings-panel/682935)
**Author:** [@HariSeldon](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/HariSeldon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2026, 8:00am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/spot-the-bug-107-settings-panel/682935 "2026-08-06T08:00:13Z")
User settings object merge feels haunted, can’t tell why const defaults = { theme: 'dark', perms: { admin: false } }; function makeUser(overrides) { const user = Object.assign({}, defaults, overrides); user.perms.ad… --- ## [Coding Challenge - #2: Debounce Click Counter](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-2-debounce-click-counter/682928)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 11:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-2-debounce-click-counter/682928 "2026-08-05T23:00:13Z")
Write a function debounce(fn, delay) that returns a new function which only calls fn after the given delay has passed since the last time the returned function was invoked. For example, if a button’s click handler is wra… --- ## [Coding Challenge - #1: Group By Length](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-1-group-by-length/682927)
**Author:** [@VaultBoy](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/VaultBoy)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2026, 10:00pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/coding-challenge-1-group-by-length/682927 "2026-08-05T22:00:13Z")
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