Mastering Debugging: Rollbacks and Error Messages

In this episode of Syntax, Scott and Wes talk about ways they troubleshoot issues with their code.

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Show Notes

• 01:13 Furniture shortages
• 02:29 Managing stuff
• 03:05 Basic troubleshooting skills are missing
• 06:09 Sanity check
• CodePen
• Codesandbox
• 08:05 Isolate the issue
• 08:57 Commenting out code is free
• 12:17 Replicate the issue
• 15:07 Svelte and VS Code error
• Svelte
• VS Code
• 17:02 Wes' course upgrades
• Parcel 2
• Patch package
• 18:07 Sponsor: Logrocket
• 19:15 Rollback
• 20:30 Reading the error message
• Syntax 47 - How to Get Better at Debugging
• Syntax 152 - Debugging Tools
• 23:59 Crack open the node modules directory
• 26:06 Sponsor: Freshbooks
• 27:29 Write step by step comments to the code
• 29:01 Consider outside sources
• 30:56 Using the right tools for the job
• 33:19 Rubber ducking it
• 34:16 Wes' Big Mouth Bass story
• 37:20 Scott's blown away by his leaf blower
• 39:56 Copy paste a message into Google
• Twitter - What are your tips for troubleshooting code or a system that doesn't work?
• 41:33 Logs and metrics
• 42:36 CI CD issues and Error Handler
• 43:41 Using a step debugger
• 44:24 Explain what's happening to someone else
• 45:31 Read the documentation
• 47:05 Take a break, have a cuppa
• 48:42 Sponsor: Mux
• 50:57 SIIIIICK PIIICKS
• 57:05 Shamless plugs

Links

• @jimbomoso - Do you know of any resources for developing/improving code trouble shooting?

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