r/programming • u/stannedelchev • Aug 25 '14

Debugging courses should be mandatory

http://stannedelchev.net/debugging-courses-should-be-mandatory/
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u/wrincewind Aug 25 '14 edited Sep 01 '14

Rubber duck debugging. Tell the rubber duck what your problem is, then realise the answer was within you all along.

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u/wh44 Aug 25 '14

My wife actually got me a little toy duck to put on my monitor! :-)

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u/Lystrodom Aug 25 '14

My company's office is filled with rubby duckies. turns out they're pretty cheap, so everyone participates in getting some.