When the unit tests are passing but the application is broken

Leakage of water flowing from a damaged gray PVC pipe system near a weathered brick wall with green plants and fallen leaves.

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A visual metaphor for software bugs where unit tests pass successfully but the application still has critical flaws, symbolized by water leaking from a cracked pipe despite passing checks.

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