1. Giant dry erase board(s). The bigger the better. Sometimes I need to visualize things in a way that I can't when looking at code on the screen.
2. When possible, execute the code somewhere else. Break it into the smallest units that you can confirm work. Start on the inside, working outward. Billy Cravens [email protected] On Feb 22, 2013, at 11:32 AM, "Ken Auenson, II" <[email protected]> wrote: > I came across a discussion today on "Rubber Duck Debugging" and I thought it > was worth sharing. > What it is: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging > Discussion about it on Reddit: > http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/190rs7/til_theres_a_thing_called_rubber_duck_debugging/ > > As a solo developer, I always find myself regretting that I don't have the > opportunity to discuss my various issues with other developers, as I know > from experience that just talking over a problem out loud can sometimes help > you to find the answer all on your own. I never knew it was an actual thing > with a name! > > Anyone ever tried this? > What other tips/tricks have you learned to help you solve bugs when you don't > have another developer around and google isn't being helpful? > > This is me trying something new, to engage our group into a meaningful > discussion... > Hopefully we can bring some life back to this discussion group. :) > --Ken > > -- > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston > ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. > To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en > > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Houston ColdFusion Users' Group" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "Houston ColdFusion Users' Group" discussion list. To unsubscribe, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit http://groups.google.com/group/houcfug?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Houston ColdFusion Users' Group" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
