Subj : Re: Not debugging? (was: How much should I charge for fixed-price ...)
To   : comp.programming,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.lisp
From : Gerry Quinn
Date : Wed Aug 24 2005 01:06 pm

In article <dc8ng1pescgthvlngobbdrtvnsk9jcqqf7@4ax.com>, look-
on@mindprod.com.invalid says...
> 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.

But then there's the pain when you find the bug after searching for 
hours and it's something really really stupid.

- Gerry Quinn

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