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Debugging Strategies: A Systematic Approach to Finding Bugs

2026-03-16 · cod-ai.com Team

Random console.log() debugging is not a strategy. Here's how professionals find bugs.

1. Reproduce

Can you trigger the bug reliably? If yes, you're 50% done. Find the exact steps, inputs, and conditions that cause it.

2. Isolate

Binary search the code. Comment out half. Does the bug still happen? Now you know which half. Repeat until you find the exact line.

3. Understand

Don't just fix the symptom. WHY does this line cause the bug? What assumption was wrong? Is the same wrong assumption elsewhere?

4. Fix and Verify

Fix the root cause, not the symptom. Write a test that fails before your fix and passes after. Check similar code for the same bug.

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