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Rubber Duck Debugging Explained

The document describes the rubber duck debugging method which involves explaining code line by line to a rubber duck to help identify errors. It notes that a coworker could substitute but it is preferred to confide in the duck instead.

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Rubber Duck Debugging Explained

The document describes the rubber duck debugging method which involves explaining code line by line to a rubber duck to help identify errors. It notes that a coworker could substitute but it is preferred to confide in the duck instead.

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Rubber Duck

Debugging
The rubber duck debugging method is as follows:

1. Beg, borrow, steal, buy, fabricate or otherwise obtain a rubber duck


(bathtub variety).
2. Place rubber duck on desk and inform it you are just going to go over
some code with it, if that’s all right.
3. Explain to the duck what your code is supposed to do, and then go into
detail and explain your code line by line.
4. At some point you will tell the duck what you are doing next and then
realise that that is not in fact what you are actually doing. The duck will
sit there serenely, happy in the knowledge that it has helped you on
your way.
Note: In a pinch a coworker might be able to substitute for the duck, however,
it is often preferred to confide mistakes to the duck instead of your coworker.

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