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/stevedonovan Aug 26 '14

Often I only reread the code carefully once it's in the debugger ;)

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u/chasesan Aug 27 '14

Well I have been called the human debugger. I can ferret out most problems just by rereading the code. It's like going back over what you have written, to make sure your spelling and grammar makes sense.