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🔎Julia Evans🔍
@b0rk
find me on Mastodon or Bluesky
Montreal
Joined June 2007
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    an amazing directory: /proc
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    how I got better at debugging
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    every linux networking tool I know (PDF poster: wizardzines.com/networking-too…)
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    how to be a wizard programmer
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    a debugging manifesto

1. inspect, don't squash

try to fix the bug (crossed out) 
understand what happened (yes, smiley faces and stars)

2. check your assumptions

person (thinking): "wait, how do I know that's true?"

3. being stuck is temporary

person (thinking): "I will never figure this out!"
... 2 minutes later....
person (thinking): "well, I haven't tried X..."

4. don't go it alone

person (speaking to other person): "hey, have you seen this problem before?"

5. trust nobody and nothing

person (thinking): this library can't be buggy... OR CAN IT???

6. there's always a reason

computer: "computers are always logical, even when it doesn't feel that way"

7. build your toolkit

person (holding toolkit): "wow, the CSS inspector makes debugging SO MUCH EASIER"

8. it can be an adventure

person (talking, with cute bug next to them): "you wouldn't BELIEVE the weird bug I found"

by @b0rk @omarieclaire, more like this at https://wizardzines.com
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    a few things to talk about in 1:1s with your manager
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    bash cheat sheet: what (), {}, $(()), $(), ${}, [], [[]] mean permalink: wizardzines.com/comics/bracket…
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