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Re:Why Isn't Debugging Treated as a First-Class Activity? by corey_moncure on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @09:04AM (#17506512)
Right. Reading through code is just executing it on a high level, and very fuzzy and forgetful, virtual machine in your own brain.
Re:Why Isn't Debugging Treated as a First-Class Activity? by jonbarker on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @09:21AM (#17506604)
My only complaint about my meatware computer is that it has a really bad ability to handle space complexity. With paper I can do OK with time complexity (although clockspeed is also an issue).
Re:Why Isn't Debugging Treated as a First-Class Activity? by mikec3010 on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @12:10PM (#17508002)
Mine is like a quantum computer. Not in performance, but that the register values decay within seconds to minutes.
Re:Why Isn't Debugging Treated as a First-Class Activity? by montenegrohugo on Wednesday July 11, 2018 @10:16AM (#17507081)
I loved this comment. Great visualization!