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Test a custom input to verify an edge case (e.g. empty lists, negative numbers, duplicates).
This bug belongs to the async and race conditions pattern
A missing await, unbuffered channel deadlocks, ConcurrentModificationException, and data races under load.
What went wrong: The select statement can lead to starvation if one channel consistently gets chosen over the other, especially if messages arrive at similar times.
The fix: Use the comma-ok idiom to check if the channel is closed and properly terminate the goroutine to ensure all messages are processed.
Remember: Always handle channel closure in select statements to prevent starvation and ensure all cases are fairly considered.
The pattern behind it: async and race conditions.
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