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Njeri Cooper
Njeri Cooper

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The Emotional State of a Developer, a Question

What’s the first thing you think and feel when you’re debugging or building something new and realize that the solution is not searchable. It may take an hour to even figure out what the underlying issue is, let alone fix it. Me? I typically get overwhelmed by the 40 tabs of Stack Overflow I have open.

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If you have 40 tabs open, close them all and start from the very bottom. Start outputting the value of your variables, make sure the correct data is being passed around. This will also help you determine where the issue lies.

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Njeri Cooper β€’

Sometimes I use pen and paper to visualize data flow.

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Jerome Hardaway β€’

First thought: Check the MDN. Second THought: Check Stack Overflow. Third thought: check the source. But I'm always in hunter mode.

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Njeri Cooper β€’

I usually do end up with a few windows for different parts of the problem.