The one-line bug that broke Open Graph cards on 836 pages

Short summary

A one-line slice(0, 60) bug silently truncated Open Graph card subtitles mid-word across 836 pages for a month. The fix seemed simple—break at the last space—but that breaks CJK languages with no word spaces. The author presents a robust clip() function using a space-position threshold to handle both Latin and CJK scripts, plus lessons on testing generated artifacts rather than build logs.

• •slice(0,60) cut OG card subtitles mid-word across 836 pages unnoticed for a month
• •Naive last-space fix breaks CJK languages that lack word delimiters
• •Robust clip() function uses space-position threshold to handle both Latin and CJK truncation

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