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I think programming also humbles you in that sense. After thinking a few times "it must be the compilers fault", you get more humble and figure out that you're
by koonsolo 7y ago
I think programming also humbles you in that sense.
After thinking a few times "it must be the compilers fault", you get more humble and figure out that you're too stupid to find your own fault ;).
- ChrisMarshallNY 7y agoI have a rule of thumb: "If it's the tool's fault, then it's my fault." That's a big reason I don't like to use prerelease compilers and toolsets.
- Rerarom 7y agoNot really, because you find the bug soon enough and that reinforces your self-importance.
- koonsolo 7y agoWhen you write software you write bugs, because nobody is perfect. You cannot even try to deny the bugs that you wrote, because it's all in source contol. Your fix might even brake something else, every senior knows this. So I still feel the more experienced you get, the more you have to aknowledge your own shortcomings.
- thebean11 7y agoOr someone looks over your shoulder for 2 minutes and finds it..
- jbay808 7y agoI spent half this week on a bug that I was sure was the compiler's fault. It was my fault.
- mark-r 7y agoI've been through that one enough times to realize it's always my fault. The more convinced I am that it's a compiler bug, the harder I look for my mistake.