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Handle your errors properly(beehaw.org)

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I have been troubleshooting this script for weeks and finally found it was trying to divide by zero.

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HiddenLayer5@lemmy.ml
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Just ship it with debug flags so your program always generates a stack trace to the user!

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taylus@lemmy.ml
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would it help if I returned -2147483648?

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elouboub@kbin.social
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Makes me think of devs who debug with print statements instead of a debugger and breakpoints.

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Fabiozeh@lemmy.world
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Well, Kernighan himself said “The most effective debugging tool is still careful thought, coupled with judiciously placed print statements.”

If it was good enough for him…

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erbs@lemmy.ml
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/me glances sideways at codebase

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