Skill: cc-debugging

90% of debugging time is finding and understanding the defect. The fix is usually obvious once you understand it.

Never guess. Never apply random changes. Every action should be testing a hypothesis.

Scientific Debugging Method

STABILIZE → LOCATE → HYPOTHESIZE → EXPERIMENT → FIX → TEST → SEARCH

Step 1: STABILIZE

Get a reliable reproduction case — you cannot debug what you cannot reproduce.

• Reduce to the smallest case that still fails
• If intermittent: usually initialization errors, timing issues, or dangling pointers
• Record the exact conditions: inputs, environment, order of operations