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You ever fix something and have no idea what you did that actually fixed the problem? (self.casualconversation)

submitted 6 months ago by xkforce to c/[email protected]

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Usually its something computer related and every time it happens, something about fixing something without knowing why it works now bothers me almost as much as never fixing whatever it is.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 6 months ago* (last edited 6 months ago) (1 children)

Problems that disappear for no apparent reason will reappear for no apparent reason.

I think this is a core part of the technical mindset/instinct. Any unexpected behavior is suspicious and makes you nervous, not just unexpected bad behavior. Plus it's just a professionalism thing - a problem was solved but I don't know what the solution was, that bothers me. It means I might not be able to fix the same problem next time I see it.

[–] RegalPotoo 3 points 6 months ago

This is something I'm struggling to teach a couple of the junior devs on my team - a PR that "fixes the problem but I don't know why" doesn't fix the problem