Random Quote

[Chaosmark]

A random quote I think the coders in the audience will appreciate:

"Coding is like kicking a problem in the nuts. Some problems get kicked in the nuts by OOP, some don't. People that don't understand deserve a slow and painful death by enucleation with a plastic spoon."

Source: http://beauty-of-imagination.blogspot.com/2012/07/oop-sux.html

[MysticMoon]

Says the coder who prefers Python

Oh, wait, I fit that description too. Maybe that's why I like that quote. Be functional when it makes sense to be functional and use OOP when it makes sense to use OOP. I find that kind of thinking fits a lot more than just programming.

[Dossta]

The 6 Stages of Debugging:

• That can't happen.
• That shouldn't happen.
• Hmmm, weird.
• Why does that happen?
• Oh, I see.
• How did that ever work?

-- Source unknown

[MysticMoon]

Definitely been there, done that.

The method of debugging which never ceases to amaze me is "debugging by confession." I can't count how many times I've figured out a solution simply by describing the problem to someone else. Even when the listener does nothing but nod distractedly...

[Dossta]

Lol @ "debugging by confession".  That's the best name for it I've ever heard.

[valadaar]

It may be a measure of how long I've been puttering with this stuff that I tend to jump to #4 with perhaps only fleeting consideration put towards 1-3.  I see the bug, sigh, and jump to step 4.

[Strolen]

I think I have a few confessional threads floating around here!