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Article #620940Re: Computer science hot major in college (article)
From: jmfbahciv
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:36
Date: Fri, 23 Feb 2018 15:36
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Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2018-02-22, AndyW <An...@nojunqmail.com> wrote: > >> On 22/02/2018 07:54, Charles Richmond wrote: >> >>> Debugging can be challenging, but *not* as repugnant and off-putting as >>> cutting up a human body IMO. Some few actually enjoy debugging... I've >>> not been in that rare company myself. >> >> I have to admit that I find debugging more satisfying than coding. I >> used to gear my coding towards debugging with accessible variables, >> clear structure etc. I was always later than my colleagues finishing the >> coding but usually I was one of the first to complete debuggung and testing. > > And when it came time for maintenance you got even farther ahead, I'll bet. > > I find designing more satisfying than coding, but the two work hand in hand. > Debugging is one of those things you just have to do to make things work. > It's sort of like cleaning the kitchen after cooking a meal - you have to > do it sooner or later or you wind up with a real mess. > If you work in a computer manufacturing shop, you never know what kind of mess you are going to have in that new pile of hardware nobody's ever made work. Brand new "science" experiments with the goal of getting something to reproduce the same results no matter what kinds of nasties are hidden in the nooks and crannies of wiring. /BAH
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