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# [The Line of Code That Broke Java's Standard Library for Nine Years](https://zenubnaqvi.hashnode.dev/the-line-of-code-that-broke-java-s-standard-library-for-nine-years?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A beginner's breakdown of binary search, plus the real overflow bug that hid in Java's standard library for nine years.

Sep 13 · 7 min read · zenubnaqvi.hashnode.dev  
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