• DozensOfDonner@mander.xyz
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    4 months ago

    Programmers do that a lot? I always just start trying stuff in the command line until it works. It’s in research though, so maybe different from what is typical developer stuff?

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      4 months ago

      “Fuck it, let’s try [blank]” is absolutely a valid debugging mechanism. Whether you get the same problems or fascinating new problems - you learned something about what’s wrong.

      Now go take a walk and let your brain figure out what it means.

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        4 months ago

        The most valid learning/troubleshooting technique I’ve found is to push every button until something new happens. Seems to piss everyone else off tho

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            4 months ago

            I’m sure I can figure out what most of them do before we hit the gr . . . . .