brunhiddensmusings:stormy-blue-skies:depressed–and–underdressed:the rubber duck For anyo
brunhiddensmusings:stormy-blue-skies:depressed–and–underdressed:the rubber duck For anyone curious what they mean by the rubber duck, rubber duck debugging is a tactic used by programmers to figure out bugs in the code. To do it, they explain the code, verbally, line by line, to the rubber duck until they find it. It’s also very useful for writers, and I’ve used it multiple times with rubber ducks, stuffed animals, and my friends. “when i say it out loud i realize where the stupid was” When I’m doing anything and I can’t figure it out, I explain it to my wife while she stares at me blankly and then I figure out where and why I’m being a dumbass -- source link