debugging
Debugging
Coverage
- Reproduction: turning a vague bug report into a deterministic failing case
- Scope reduction: isolating the smallest surface where the failure still reproduces
- Evidence capture: collecting logs, stack traces, and state snapshots at the moment of failure
- Root-cause isolation: distinguishing symptoms from causes and resisting the urge to patch symptoms
- Fix verification: re-running the original failure path to confirm the fix is real
- Regression prevention: converting the failing case into a permanent test so the same bug cannot return silently
Philosophy
The fastest way to fix a bug is usually the wrong fix. A working reproduction is worth more than a plausible hypothesis; a plausible hypothesis is worth more than a clever fix; a clever fix that skips the reproduction step ships the same bug again under a different name. When pressure is high the temptation to jump from symptom to patch is also high — resist it, because the cost of a wrong fix is paid again by the next person who hits the same failure with less context than you had.
Workflow
Each step asks a question. The answer decides the next step. Do not skip steps to save time; the steps exist because skipping them is how bugs return.
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