From f0fd7db2022273b28b5caad01c619b4fb8f7b9d7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Mottram Date: Fri, 18 Mar 2016 16:15:20 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] rubber ducking --- entries/rubber_duck_debugging.txt | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/entries/rubber_duck_debugging.txt b/entries/rubber_duck_debugging.txt index 53810d5..eea1375 100644 --- a/entries/rubber_duck_debugging.txt +++ b/entries/rubber_duck_debugging.txt @@ -1,3 +1,3 @@ rubber duck debugging -Hackers can sometimes get hung up on particular coding problems or bug fixes. When this happens it can sometimes be useful to deploy the rubber duck debugging method, which is to explain your problem (or how you think the system should work) to someone else. If you don't have a willing accomplice then an inanimate object - such as a rubber duck - will do. The act of explaining or trying to teach someone forces you to think about the problem from different angles and so may lead to a breakthrough. This is related to developmental psychological and the notion of thought as subsumed language and language as a behavior regulation system. Defects and hangups in your language machine may become more obvious if you invoke it explicitly. \ No newline at end of file +Hackers can sometimes get hung up on particular coding problems or bug fixes. When this happens it can sometimes be useful to deploy the rubber duck debugging method, which is to explain your problem (or how you think the system should work) to someone else. If you don't have a willing accomplice then an inanimate object - such as a rubber duck - will do. The act of explaining or trying to teach someone forces you to think about the problem from different angles and so may lead to a breakthrough. This is related to developmental psychology and the notion of thought as subsumed language and language as a behavior regulation system. Defects and hangups in your language machine may become more obvious if you invoke it explicitly and produce a coherent narrative. Just ask Dr Freud. \ No newline at end of file