Subj : Re: Not debugging? (was: How much should I charge for fixed-price ...)
To   : comp.programming,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.lisp
From : Roedy Green
Date : Tue Aug 23 2005 11:25 pm

On Tue, 23 Aug 2005 14:53:44 -0700, rem642b@Yahoo.Com (Robert Maas,
see http://tinyurl.com/uh3t) wrote or quoted :

>I suppose it depends on what you consider "debugging".

Debugging is fun. Programs behave strangely.  You get to perform
experiments, make hypotheses, and gradually track down the problem. It
is like an Ruth Rendell mystery novel.

Debugging is far more entertaining than cranking out code that works
first time.  I think people are sometimes unconsciously careless just
to gives themselves that challenge later.

This may also be the root of why programmers are so reluctant to use
any sort of tools that accelerate, automate or check programming.
-- 
Canadian Mind Products, Roedy Green.
http://mindprod.com

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