When a Simple Streaming Bug Turned Into a Deep Engineering Lesson 🎬 Recently, I worked on a streaming-related issue that initially looked very small. Users reported that some long-duration videos were buffering unexpectedly during playback. The pattern was interesting: Videos started normally Playback worked fine initially After some time, buffering increased In certain cases, playback stopped completely At first, we assumed it could be: A frontend player issue Network instability Device-specific behavior Because for most users, buffering simply feels like “slow internet". But after deeper investigation, we realised the actual problem was much more complex. Understanding the Real Issue After testing multiple scenarios, we noticed the issue mostly happened with: Long-duration videos Specific streaming versions Quality switches during playback Initially, video segments were loading correctly.…