Rubber Ducky Logs

I liked debugging more once I realized that the answer always comes as a surprise. Something you believe about your system must not be true, or else the fix would be straightforward. So debugging is like a mystery novel: suddenly seeing what you didn't see before is a pleasure.

&gt; I hate debugging. Anyone that’s worked at a desk near mine has likely witnessed my debugging cycle of rage, insight, disbelief, and existential despair.<p>I <i>love</i> debugging. Debugging is such a fun thing to do - inspect the problem, dissect the architecture, test your assumptions.

What he is describing is basically an engineering notebook. I prefer paper, even for software, it just seems more natural to me. Plus I can easily add sketches and diagrams then.<p><a href="http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/General_Engineering_Introduction/Notebooks" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikibooks.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;General_Engineering_Introductio...</a>