Great Bugs are like magic tricks
September 18th, 2007From Steven Frank, via Daring Fireball
A good bug, I mean a really good, pound-your-head-on-the-desk-for-a-week bug, is exactly like a magic trick in that something impossible appears to be happening.
Isn’t that the truth? We have seen more than our fair share of magic tricks. Stuff that you just can’t believe is happening. Impossible stuff.
Our mantra while debugging: “The best assumptions are wrong assumptions.”
