Episode 6: History, Debugging, and Problem Solving (You Are Not Bad at This, This Is Just How It Feels)

If you have ever stared at a bug long enough to start negotiating with it, congratulations. You are doing programming correctly. This episode is about the part of computer science nobody puts on the brochure: the history that explains why our tools look the way they do, the debugging that eats half your time, and … Read more

Debugging Web Apps: A Survival Guide for Sanity and Success

You built a web app. It works great — until it doesn’t. Suddenly, the login form refuses to log in, images take a vow of invisibility, and an API request returns more errors than a student who didn’t study for the test. Welcome to debugging, the fine art of figuring out why your code is gaslighting you. … Read more