Your software has bugs. Deal with it. To fix these bugs, I prefer the rubber duck debugging technique. Well, maybe prefer is too strong a word, but it’s definitely the first stop. Rubber duck debugging is when you have a bug, and can’t yet see what the problem is. You get a rubber duck, put it next to your monitor, and explain the problem you’re having. In the process of explaining the bug, you realize the root problem and a...

I wish I could see this guy speak. I learn so much just reading his slides and other writings, I can’t even imagine what I’d learn if I was actually there. Debugging Ruby

I like frameworks, but sometimes debugging them is more entertaining. I don’t know why I didn’t think of this method before, but mischa on github has a great little repo showing how you can do it. The README Usage: Add: require ‘ruby-debug’ require ‘cucumber_rails_debug/steps’ To features/support/env.rb Then use: Then debug # opens the debugger or Then what #prints out params, url and html Check it ...