Debugging Zen (Madison PHP 2014)

September 13, 2014 00:00

Debugging is one of those skills that developers have the hardest time exercising and is also one of the most difficult to teach. It is both a scientific discipline and an art. It often requires you to reach beyond analytical thinking to rely upon your own intuition in order to solve a problem. In this talk, we’ll examine how intuition plays a crucial role in debugging software. You’ll leave with practical pointers on how to tap into intuition as part of your debugging habits and how to combine it with analytic processes to be a better developer.

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Ben Ramsey

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I’m a web developer, author, & speaker. I enjoy APIs, open source software, organizing user groups, good beer, & time with family.

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