Post AXCDx0ugwYF35NpOHA by agocke@hachyderm.io
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(DIR) Post #AXCDo1aZ3yBMZf7x4a by nf@mastodon.sdf.org
2023-06-28T22:35:41Z
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I’m writing a talk on debugging and wondering what your thoughts on it are? Where do you start? Do you have a conscious process? Or do you follow instinct?
(DIR) Post #AXCDo2kAljSi9kd8gi by robpike@hachyderm.io
2023-06-29T00:52:36Z
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@nf I had a bizarre bug this morning. Puzzled, I went for a walk. Came home and typed in the fix.The first step of debugging is understanding the code. The second step is realizing where your understanding might have a gap.
(DIR) Post #AXCDo3SU6yuKNBMWky by jacobsa@mastodon.social
2023-06-29T12:14:08Z
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@robpike @nf A walk is second only to sleep and then a morning shower as a debugging tool
(DIR) Post #AXCDx0ugwYF35NpOHA by agocke@hachyderm.io
2023-06-29T03:45:01Z
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@robpike @nf@sdf.org To me, that process of debugging starts even earlier -- before I'm sure I have a bug