【SOP】Bug Review

【SOP】Bug Post‑mortem

The purpose of a bug post‑mortem is to identify the root cause, capture viable solutions, and summarize lessons learned. It should be documented in a reproducible, shareable, and reviewable format so that individuals and teams can avoid repeating the same mistakes, improve issue‑resolution efficiency, and provide traceable references for future knowledge accumulation and improvement.
Reproducible: includes the experimental steps so others can run it themselves.
Shareable: presented as a popular‑science article that anyone can understand.
Reviewable: written as study notes that can be quickly absorbed later.

Background

Date: YYYY‑MM‑DD

Project/Module:

Scenario: Describe the business context that triggered the issue

Symptom

Error log / Exception screenshot:

Actual behavior:

Expected behavior:

Reproduction Steps

• Step 1
• Step 2
• Result: xxx occurs

Root‑Cause Analysis

Root cause: xxx

Related mechanisms/principles: Brief explanation

Solution

• Option 1: xxx
• Option 2: xxx (if an alternative exists)

Lessons Learned

Pitfalls: xxx

Prevention: xxx

References

• Document/Link 1
• Document/Link 2

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Originally written by Li Wei (李唯_) and published in Chinese on 后端技术栈全书 (Full-Stack Backend Engineering). Translated and adapted for DriftSeas with permission.