Bug hunting
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In tracking down the bug I just mentioned below, I decided to put it aside and work on something else. When I came back to it the next day, I thought of obvious, simple way to find it - and it worked! Has anyone else had the experience of walking away from difficult problem, only to think of some simple solution when you come back to it later?
Best wishes, Hans
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In tracking down the bug I just mentioned below, I decided to put it aside and work on something else. When I came back to it the next day, I thought of obvious, simple way to find it - and it worked! Has anyone else had the experience of walking away from difficult problem, only to think of some simple solution when you come back to it later?
Best wishes, Hans
More times than not.
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In tracking down the bug I just mentioned below, I decided to put it aside and work on something else. When I came back to it the next day, I thought of obvious, simple way to find it - and it worked! Has anyone else had the experience of walking away from difficult problem, only to think of some simple solution when you come back to it later?
Best wishes, Hans
Yep, I get that a lot. Sometimes when I leave the problem alone I suddenly realize how stupid I am. Sometimes the problem is so ridiculous, that I wonder how I had not seen it. Now, on real difficult problems, I usually go outside, fire up a cigarret and usually I come up with a solution before it ends. (Disclaimer: This is the most stupid thing to get addicted to, so pleas don't, it won't make you smarter, just dumber. This was a bad choice of my younger days I'm trying to correct).
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Great idea! But I prefer to write things. Still, that's probably more workable than anything I've come up with.
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In tracking down the bug I just mentioned below, I decided to put it aside and work on something else. When I came back to it the next day, I thought of obvious, simple way to find it - and it worked! Has anyone else had the experience of walking away from difficult problem, only to think of some simple solution when you come back to it later?
Best wishes, Hans
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In tracking down the bug I just mentioned below, I decided to put it aside and work on something else. When I came back to it the next day, I thought of obvious, simple way to find it - and it worked! Has anyone else had the experience of walking away from difficult problem, only to think of some simple solution when you come back to it later?
Best wishes, Hans
For me, the solution is to take a nap. This applies to program development as well. After a nap, all the what-ifs, maybes, and could-bes get swept away and the important stuff resurfaces. I wish I could depend on it at all times, but more often than not, I'll wake up and a solution or another avenue of approach will appear in my mind.
Psychosis at 10 Film at 11
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In tracking down the bug I just mentioned below, I decided to put it aside and work on something else. When I came back to it the next day, I thought of obvious, simple way to find it - and it worked! Has anyone else had the experience of walking away from difficult problem, only to think of some simple solution when you come back to it later?
Best wishes, Hans
More often than not! A beer or two often helps.
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In tracking down the bug I just mentioned below, I decided to put it aside and work on something else. When I came back to it the next day, I thought of obvious, simple way to find it - and it worked! Has anyone else had the experience of walking away from difficult problem, only to think of some simple solution when you come back to it later?
Best wishes, Hans
Walking away for a short brake helps alot... I usually think of what the problem could be on my little brake. It helps getting out of the office and going outside, even if for a ciggie. To go get some inspiration from nature. My brother is also a developer and he solves his problems in his sleep. I've heard in talking in his sleep about programming problems on numerous occasions. So I suppose everyone has there own way. ;)
"Program testing can be used to show the presence of bugs, but never to show their absence." << please vote!! >>
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Might try the Boggie Board. You can write on it with a stylus and erase the info with the push of a button. It looks like it might stand up to humidity.
I'm not a programmer but I play one at the office
What about this? Minno Wrist Slate[^]
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In tracking down the bug I just mentioned below, I decided to put it aside and work on something else. When I came back to it the next day, I thought of obvious, simple way to find it - and it worked! Has anyone else had the experience of walking away from difficult problem, only to think of some simple solution when you come back to it later?
Best wishes, Hans
Nearly always. That is a routine part of the way I code.
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What about this? Minno Wrist Slate[^]