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Ask HN: Whats your favorite Debugging tricks?

2 points by quelsolaar ↗ HN
It doesn't seem to be a topic covered very much in Computer Science, and isn't a topic regularly discussed among programmers despite the amount of time most people spend doing it.

What are your favorite debugging tricks?

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jdanders
Fix the first bug first. The second bug might be fixed by the first.
simplecto
Learn to use a real debugger, not just print() statements

Breakpoints, value peeking, step into, step over are incredibly value especially on larger blocks of code