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I Fixed The Meme

I Fixed The Meme
Someone took the classic bell curve meme format and applied it to debugging methodology, and honestly? They're not wrong. The distribution shows that whether you're a complete beginner frantically spamming print statements everywhere, an average developer who's "too sophisticated" for that (but secretly still does it), or a senior engineer who's transcended all pretense and gone full circle back to print debugging—you're all doing the same thing. The middle 68% are probably using debuggers, breakpoints, and other "proper" tools while judging everyone else, but the truth is that a well-placed print("got here") has solved more bugs than any IDE debugger ever will. The extremes understand what the middle refuses to admit: sometimes the fastest way to find a bug is to just print the damn variable.

The Irresistible Console.log Affair

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

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.