Why Not to Debug

Techniques

Debugging is hard, but it's harder when you don't know what you're doing. Here are some techniques to avoid:

• Don't touch the code. It's fine, it's fine, it just needs a little more caffeine.
• Just add another alert() statement. That'll fix it.
• Try commenting out everything and seeing what breaks.
• Call the IT department and ask them to magic away the problem.

For more advanced techniques, visit:

• Why Not to Debug More
• Why Not to Debug Again

			// This is a debug statement, but it's not really doing anything
			console.log("I'm here! (Or am I?)");