Filling the Knowledge Gap: Debugging Edition | Rails Conf 2019

Software Consultant Mina Slater’s conference talk on how to fix broken code as a new engineer from RailsConf 2019.

“We’re generally never officially taught to debug. No one tells us at bootcamp or in online tutorials what to do when our code doesn’t work. It’s one of those learn-it-on-the-job sort of things and comes with experience. As early-career developers, we get a lot of syntax thrown at us when we’re first learning, but in actuality, the majority of our time is spent trying to fix broken code. But why should we slog through it alone? Let’s explore some Rails debugging techniques together!”