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Re: Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices

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On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 9:11:45 AM UTC-4, Julio Di Egidio wrote:
> On Saturday, March 18, 2017 at 1:57:13 PM UTC+1, Tom Adams wrote:
> > I have an app here:
> > 
> > http://www.poologic.com/poolcalc/Poolcalc.html
> > 
> > You have to hit the Calculate Now button to see the bug.
> > 
> > One user is reporting that it shows Dayton instead of Wichita St in the lower right (above Kentucky).  It should show Wichita St.
> > 
> > The javascript is generated by GWT 2.6.1.  That's an old version, but I am not sure that has anything to do with the problem.  All devices should be running the same javascript.
> > 
> > He saw the bug on an Iphone 7+ and 6+ and he tested Chrome.  I think he also test Safari.
> > 
> > But I tested on an Iphone 5s and it works properly on Safari and Chrome.  Also works on all our other devices (older Ipad, Windows 10, Windows 7).
> > 
> > I am stumped.  I don't see how it could be a caching problem because I am sure I never put a version of the program on the web that would show Dayton.
> 
> Do you have any hunch as to what might be going wrong?
> And, can't you really just get hold of an iphone 6+?
> 
> Anyway, user reports are not 100% reliable, so the outcome could even be a
> "cannot reproduce"...
> 
> BTW, for issues of caching, usually it is enough to clear the browser's
> cache.
> 
> HTH,
> 
> Julio

I don't have any good leads.

I need to find a way to reproduce the bug or evidence.

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Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices tadamsmar@gmail.com - 2017-03-18 05:57 -0700
  Re: Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices Julio Di Egidio <julio@diegidio.name> - 2017-03-18 06:11 -0700
    Re: Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices Tom Adams <tadamsmar@gmail.com> - 2017-03-18 06:50 -0700
  Re: Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-03-18 14:33 +0100
    Re: Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices Tom Adams <tadamsmar@gmail.com> - 2017-03-18 06:48 -0700
      Re: Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-03-18 15:13 +0100
    Re: Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices Tom Adams <tadamsmar@gmail.com> - 2017-03-18 06:52 -0700
      Re: Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-03-18 14:58 +0100
        Re: Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices Tom Adams <tadamsmar@gmail.com> - 2017-03-18 09:08 -0700
          Re: Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-03-18 18:34 +0100
            Re: Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices Tom Adams <tadamsmar@gmail.com> - 2017-03-18 10:39 -0700
              Re: Javascript seems to be giving different answers on some devices "Evertjan." <exxjxw.hannivoort@inter.nl.net> - 2017-03-18 21:13 +0100

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