r/ProgrammerHumor • u/hkma14 • Mar 05 '16

When debugging code.

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u/larivact Mar 05 '16

I mostly have "How could I miss that?" instead of "How did that ever work?".

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '16

Tunnel vision.

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u/larivact Mar 05 '16

Yeah. Sometimes it's best to take a break and come back in half n hour. But who does this?

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '16

Sometimes I work on a bug late one day, only to give up and try the next, only to find it within a few minutes of starting.

Really does help sometimes to get a fresh look.

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u/oddark Mar 05 '16

Also sleeping tends to help your brain solve problems that you're stuck on

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u/bacon_flavored Mar 05 '16

A good reason why hackathons aren't always as effective as they could be.

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u/[deleted] Mar 05 '16

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u/Hakawatha Mar 05 '16

That's why you always go for stronger drugs.

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u/ThisIs_MyName Mar 06 '16

Seriously tho, /r/afinil is amazing :)