Random Quote

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   #1

   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

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   #2

   Says the coder who prefers Python :P
   
   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.

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   #3

   The 6 Stages of Debugging:
   [list type=decimal]
   That can't happen.
   That shouldn't happen.
   Hmmm, weird.
   Why does that happen?
   Oh, I see.
   How did that ever work?
   
   
   -- Source unknown

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   #4

   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...

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   #5

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

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   #6

   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.
   
   

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   #7

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

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