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Related is being good at debugging. There's something about having a certain intuition (in reality probably experience) on what it is that you are looking for t
by Touche 11y ago
Related is being good at debugging. There's something about having a certain intuition (in reality probably experience) on what it is that you are looking for that is critical.
- calgoo 11y agoLike when you are looking at live debugging information that is scrolling fast but you are still able to pick out problems?
- sleepychu 11y agoI think they mean looking for the value/path that doesn't make sense.
- kpil 11y agoYes. I see people getting hung up on irrelevant issues. It happens to me on occasions, but some people seems to get stuck on side effects and irrelevant errors and messages. I find it to be very irritating if it happens for people that should know better...
- sleepychu 11y agoThe important thing to remember is that as sure you are that they're wrong, they're sure that they're right. In general I find that asking them to explain why they think this is causing the behaviour you're seeing they can usually work out they're wrong/convince you they're right. Of course this only works if they don't scream "I've found the bug" every time you step forward.
- javier2 11y agoI find that experience and a rigorous approach is vital for debugging efficiently. It's like being a detective, where often the most effective technique is _disproving_ your theories.