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The most effective debugging tool is still careful thought, coupled with judiciously placed print statements. — Brian W. Kernighan, in the paper Unix f
by wrycoder 8y ago
The most effective debugging tool is still careful thought, coupled with judiciously placed print statements.
— Brian W. Kernighan, in the paper Unix for Beginners (1979)
- coder543 8y agoI would like to think technology has advanced some since 1979.
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- oblio 8y agoAnd the most effective car crash prevention system (for now) is the human brain, yet I still want a seatbelt, airbags and good brakes on a car. Having a debugger available does not drop your IQ by 20 points.
- comex 8y ago> Having a debugger available does not drop your IQ by 20 points. Not necessarily, but it can have that effect. Sometimes I spend a long time in the debugger, following the chain from effects to causes to the causes’ causes and so on, getting a little dopamine hit every time I uncover a new level – it’s exciting, like watching a detective show – and ultimately discovering the root cause… only to have it be something dumb or obvious, something I might have found in less time by just patiently rereading the code.
- oblio 8y agoYou can just not use the debugger...