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There are some bugs (usually involving hard to reproduce state) that are miserable to deal with. But except for those, debugging is one of the most satisfying parts of programming, because the problem is so constrained. It's like intellectual comfort food.
This is one reason you like programming more as you get more experienced. For beginners, debugging is mixed with fear. Oh no, my program doesn't work! When the fear recedes, debugging becomes not merely tolerable but pleasant.
I suppose debugging wouldn't be pleasant if I were more disciplined. "If I hadn't made these mistakes, I could be using my intellectual powers to the utmost, instead of wasting time fixing them," I should be saying (ideally in a German accent). But I'm not that disciplined.
I'd love to know what tools and techniques you use. How have they changed with experience?
This is extremely encouraging. I've considered several times to do something else because I get so miserable when I'm debugging.
I find the process of debugging to be incredibly satisfying. It feels like I'm polishing off tiny little imperfections... and then I get to lean back and smile.
Yes, after reading your tweet, my program is giving me some fun on a Fri nitepic.twitter.com/67VjMvqvw1
I'd say with experience the chance of shipping something catastrophic and fear inducing is lower...and hence debugging edge cases becomes a fun challenge. It's also fun to discover how something slipped through testing as well
Debugging = known unknowns = satisfying Founding = unknown unknowns = painful
I actually like to use debugging if I have to understand a complex piece of code written by another person, because I can inspect the state of all variables and better track the flow through the program. This is especially important when dealing with badly written code...
Continuous creation is the biggest motivator, IMO. You think on an improvement, no matter how smalll, and enjoy constructing it, thinking you will get satisfied with it. You do enjoy getting to it, but then you already have a new improvement in mind and a new cycle starts.
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