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The Irresistible Console.log Affair

Debugging Webdev Javascript Programming Frontend

1 day ago 129.8K views 1 shares

The Irresistible Console.log Affair

The eternal love triangle of debugging! While proper breakpoints sit there begging to be used, we're all guilty of turning our heads for the quick and dirty console.log affair. Sure, the debugger offers sophisticated relationship features like variable inspection and step-through execution, but nothing beats the instant gratification of spamming "IT WORKS HERE" and "WHY GOD WHY" throughout your code. It's like choosing fast food over a proper meal - we know it's bad for us, but we just can't help ourselves.

How To Catch A Programmer

StackOverflow Programming Debugging

2 months ago 95.7K views 1 shares

How To Catch A Programmer

Ah, the ancient programmer trap in its natural habitat. Just prop up a milk crate with a stick, place StackOverflow, coffee, and a dark IDE theme underneath, and wait. Works every time. After 15 years in the industry, I can confirm this is basically our version of catnip. The dark theme alone would probably work, but why take chances? The coffee ensures we'll stay long enough to get caught, and StackOverflow guarantees we'll be distracted trying to explain why the accepted answer is actually wrong.