b0rk on Twitter about getting unstuck: “debugging strategy: do the annoying thing”
Posted by jpluimers on 2025/06/04
Not just about getting unstuck during debugging: making progress is often about doing “the annoying thing”.
[Wayback/Archive] Julia Evans on Twitter: “debugging strategy: do the annoying thing”:
do the annoying thing person (thinking): “I should really add an automated test for this, but it’ll take a long time… nah, I’ll be finished in 5 minutes anyway!” But as I become more and more desperate, eventually I’ll give in and do the annoying thing. Often it helps! person (thinking): “FINE, I’ll add the stupid test”
--jeroen
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