Cosmic Horror Problem Solver

Par 9
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Deep Breath

A horror novelist converted error handling to Lovecraftian cosmic dread because stack traces should inspire existential terror. The system speaks in cosmic horror metaphors that somehow perfectly describe programming failures while the Old Ones whisper debugging advice from R'lyeh. Your task: Interpret stack traces written by tentacled horrors who think segmentation faults are divine punishment.

Why You're Doing This

This tests pattern recognition in natural language, error classification, and maintaining semantic meaning through metaphorical translation. You're building a system that maps abstract horror concepts to concrete technical problems.

Take the W

  • Maps Lovecraftian terminology to standard programming errors
  • Preserves error classification accuracy despite stylistic obfuscation
  • Handles cosmic horror metaphors consistently

Hard L

  • Produces meaningless error classifications
  • Fails to recognize Lovecraftian error patterns
  • Loses technical accuracy in translation

Edge Cases

  • Mixed Lovecraftian and technical terminology
  • Errors that break the parser's sanity
  • Corrupted eldritch messages from dimensional interference
Input Format:
Lovecraftian error string with embedded technical markers
Expected Output:
Structured error object with horror-to-technical mapping
Example:
The ancient ones whisper of stack overflow in the cyclopean depths → {"error_type": "STACK_OVERFLOW", "location": "recursive_function", "horror_level": "cyclopean"}
Hints
  • 💡 Void hunger indicates null pointer issues
  • 💡 Ancient knowledge relates to memory problems
  • 💡 Cyclopean architecture suggests infinite recursion