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Debugging (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago

Agreed, for any non-trivial bug I just start dumping text into a word file to track what I'm doing. Like: error messages, values of variables at key places, libraries used, URLs of documentation and background reading and stackoverflow pages looked at, test fixes and their effects, etc. Then if someone asks me wtf I've been doing all day I can easily show them. Also, if I have the same problem a couple months later I can remind myself.