Prioritization

Once you find a bunch of bugs, the next critical skill is knowing how to prioritize them. Here are the core points from the lesson:

• Use a framework of frequency vs. severity to quickly assess whether a bug is urgent, trivial, or somewhere in between
• For ambiguous cases, combine metrics (how many users impacted, company priorities) and your own judgment to make a strong recommendation
• Proactively get input from teammates with more context, and be prepared to justify why you’re working on a bug—or why it’s not worth fixing
• Developing this prioritization skill is key to advancing into senior and staff engineering roles, where you guide not just your own work but the team’s direction