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I Built an “Online but Not Replying” System… And It Created Trust Issues 😭
DEV.to AI·April 21, 2026
The author built an "online but not replying" status system as a coding challenge, exposing a common bug where disconnection detection and "offline" event sending fail. This discrepancy between the displayed status and reality erodes user trust and highlights the importance of real-time reliability and system state accuracy.
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