Structured bug reports with real evidence.
The two things every bug report needs: structure (so an engineer triages it in 30 seconds) and evidence (so they can reproduce it in five minutes). Most teams have neither; the ones that have both ship faster.
What "structured" actually means
A title that names the user-visible problem. A severity from a fixed scale. Numbered repro steps. Expected behavior. Actual behavior. Environment (browser, OS, viewport, URL). That is six fields. They are the same six fields for every bug. Filling them in is the job.
What "evidence" actually means
A screen recording of the bug happening, with narration that explains what the recorder was trying to do — and a transcript so it is searchable. The exact URL the bug reproduces on. A test account if one is needed.
Why most reports skip evidence
Friction. Recording, transcoding, uploading, sharing — by the fifth step, the reporter gives up. The fix is to remove every step. Screendog records (or takes an uploaded video), transcribes, writes notes, and gives you a share link — in one flow.
The "could not reproduce" wall
It is the most common bug close, and it almost always means missing repro or missing environment. Browser-version differences, viewport differences, logged-in role differences. Capture them automatically and the wall stops being a wall.
Frequently asked
Is a recording always needed?
Backend bugs sometimes do not need one — a stack trace and a request ID are enough. Most user-facing bugs do.
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