Who Are We?
At FYXR, we’re professional bug squashers, code exterminators, and late-night-debugging survivors. We know that bugs aren’t just creepy crawlies in your kitchen, they’re the little pests hiding in your codebase, waiting to break your demo five minutes before launch. That’s why we created FYXR: to help you hunt them down, squash them fast, and maybe even laugh about it along the way. If it’s buggy, we’re on it.
Bug Of The Week:
The Mysterious “Undefined is Not a Function”
What about the pesky bug below. If you’re a JS developer you have almost encountered this error more than once.
TypeError: undefined is not a functionMaybe your code looks something like this:
const user = getUser();
user.map(u => u.name);And instead of returning an array you realize getUser() returned a single object.
The Fix:
Double-check your data shape. Log it out before you loop.
Use optional chaining to stay safe:
user?.map?.(u => u.name);When in doubt, validate your inputs. Bugs love assumptions.
Why it Matters:
This bug is sneaky because it looks like your function broke, but really, your data didn’t match what you expected. Nine times out of ten, it’s not your code’s fault, it’s your assumptions.
Pro Tip: Next time you see this bug, don’t panic. Start with console.log like a detective shining a flashlight into a dark cave. You’ll usually find the culprit hiding in plain sight.
Debugging Tool of the Week: Ray
Debugging Tool of the Week: Ray
Sometimes var_dump() just doesn’t cut it. That’s where Ray (from Spatie) swoops in like a superhero for PHP and Laravel devs.
What It Does:
Ray lets you send data, queries, exceptions, and even custom styling straight from your code into a clean, beautiful desktop app. Think of it as dump and die, but with superpowers (and fewer headaches).
Why It’s Awesome:
Instantly see your debug output without cluttering your browser or logs.
Color-code messages (perfect for when you’re juggling multiple dumps).
Pause your code mid-run to catch bugs in the act.
Works not just with Laravel, but with WordPress, Symfony, and plain PHP too.
Pro Tip: Next time you’re drowning in dd() calls, give Ray a try. You’ll feel like you just upgraded from a flashlight to night-vision goggles for your code.
Service Of The Week: Sentree
Ever wish someone else could handle the hosting headaches, WordPress updates, and performance tuning, so you can spend less time poking around in infrastructure and more time squashing bugs in your code? That’s exactly what Sentree is here for.
What It Does:
Sentree offers managed hosting and proactive maintenance for WordPress, , and other PHP-powered sites. Think performance optimization, firewalls, security patches, all wrapped in a white glove service you don’t have to babysit.
Why It’s Awesome:
Performance, as standard: Includes built-in CDN, smart caching, and image optimization for faster load times.
Security without effort: Daily malware scans, automatic plugin/theme updates, and web application firewall protection keep the bugs away before they even show up.
Always watching, always ready: Sentree monitors your site every minute, alerts you to DNS changes or bounced emails, and jumps on issues ASAP — even after hours.
Plans that scale: Whether you're running a personal blog (from $35/month for 10K page views), a growing small business, or a high-traffic enterprise site, Sentree has a plan designed to match your needs.
Highly rated by users: Users praise Sentree’s reliability and personal attention. One raved: “The Sentree team has hosted our website for the past 5 years… timely security alerts to 24/7 emergency service…”
Pro Tip: If you're spending more time updating plugins or worrying about downtime than building features, let Sentree take the reins. Your site stays optimized and secure, so you stay focused on code, not chaos.
Quick Fix Tip: CORS issues
Stuck with a stubborn “CORS” error in development?
When your frontend is yelling:
Access to fetch at 'http://localhost:5000/api'
from origin 'http://localhost:3000' has been blocked by CORS policyDon’t panic! It’s usually your backend not sending the right headers.
Fix in Express (Node.js):
import cors from "cors";
app.use(cors({ origin: "http://localhost:3000", credentials: true }));Fix in Laravel:
Install Laravel CORS and in app/Http/Kernel.php, enable the \Fruitcake\Cors\HandleCors::class middleware.
Takeaway:
Nine times out of ten, CORS isn’t your frontend’s fault, it’s your server not telling the browser, “Yes, you’re allowed here.”
IDE Spotlight: Error Lens (VS Code)
Bugs like to hide in plain sight. By default, VS Code quietly tucks errors away in the “Problems” tab, which is like whispering “your code is broken” from across the room.
Error Lens cranks up the volume by highlighting errors and warnings inline with your code. No more tab-hopping to hunt them down, the problems jump out right where they live.
Why You’ll Love It:
Instantly see typos, type mismatches, and warnings without leaving your file.
Customizable styles, so you can make errors glow red like a stop sign.
Works with ESLint, TypeScript, PHP Intelephense, and more.
Pro Tip: Pair it with a linter extension, and you’ll catch bugs before they ever make it to “Bug of the Week” territory.
Dev Tool Box
Regex101
Regex bugs are sneaky, one misplaced ? and suddenly your match is eating the whole string. Regex101 gives you real-time regex debugging with color-coded matches, quick explanations of each token, and a built-in regex library. It’s like having training wheels for your regular expressions.
📦 Bundlephobia
Ever add a shiny new npm package only to find your bundle doubled in size? Bundlephobia shows you the install size, dependencies, and impact of any npm package before you npm install. No more pulling in a sledgehammer when you just needed a screwdriver.
Did You Know? The first computer bug was literally a bug—in 1947, Grace Hopper found a moth trapped in a Harvard Mark II computer, coining the term "debugging" in the process.
Bugs aren’t going anywhere, but with the right mindset and the right tools, they don’t stand a chance. Keep squashing, keep shipping, and we’ll see you in next week’s issue of The FYXR Bug Report.
