Merged PRs: An Untapped Resource for Practice and Exploration
Debugging is one of the most powerful and necessary tools in a developer's toolkit, and what better way to hone our Rails debugging skills than by using real-world examples from the Rails codebase itself?
Thomas Countz
Senior Engineer on Zendesk's Core Engineering team
Attendees
- Josh
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Notes
- Debugging
- Theory
- Practice
- Theory
- Survey - what % time spent debuggin?
- Studies suggest average 35-50% on debugging
- Cost of finding and fixing bugs is the largest single expense element in the software development lifecycle. Almost $0.50 of every $1 go to finding and fixing bug, never mind the other far reaching effects of bugs (damage, reputation) - 2022 report Krasner, Herb.
- Debugging Competencies
- Identifying problems
- Reproducing issues
- Applying a systematic approach (eg scientific method)
- Comprehending code
- Proficiency using debugging tools