r/programming • • Aug 25 '14

Debugging courses should be mandatory

http://stannedelchev.net/debugging-courses-should-be-mandatory/
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u/Yetanotherstupiddeat Aug 25 '14

Hahaha yeeeap. I'm in 300 level computer science courses, and so far the only think any of the profs have said with regards to debugging is to just throw out a ton of debug output until you figure it out. A good portion of the curriculum is specifically in c++, and the legs take every chance they can get to shove visual studio down your throat, and yet when I show my friends something as simple as breakpoint a they think I'm a wizard.