A debugging technique where you explain your code (and your confusion) out loud — often to an object, like a rubber duck.
The magic: saying the problem forces your brain to slow down and reprocess the logic, and half the time you’ll spot the issue before the duck even blinks.
How it works:Â
The magic: saying the problem forces your brain to slow down and reprocess the logic, and half the time you’ll spot the issue before the duck even blinks.
How it works:Â
- Pick your “listener” — a duck, a plant, a coffee mug, or a colleague who can tolerate monologues. I have a lot of friends on my table to listen to me, my fav - sleeping Pikachu.Â
- Walk through your code line by line, explaining what it’s supposed to do.Â
- Wait for the moment you realize what it’s actually doing.Â
Why it works:
Turning thought into speech forces clarity. You can’t gloss over details when you have to articulate them — even to plastic.
