Debugging Session Retrospective

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Daniel Okoye

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Reflect on debugging approach to identify efficiency improvements.

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I just finished a debugging session. Help me reflect on my approach to improve future sessions:

Bug Description:
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My Debugging Steps:
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Time Spent:
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Final Solution:
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Reflect on my debugging process:

1. INITIAL HYPOTHESIS QUALITY
   - How accurate was my first guess?
   - Did I gather enough information before hypothesizing?
   - What led me toward or away from the right direction?

2. INVESTIGATION EFFICIENCY
   - Which steps were productive vs wasteful?
   - What rabbit holes did I go down unnecessarily?
   - What tools or techniques would have been faster?

3. KNOWLEDGE GAPS
   - What did I not understand about the system?
   - What documentation would have helped?
   - What should I learn to debug this faster next time?

4. REPRODUCIBILITY
   - Did I establish reliable reproduction early enough?
   - How could I have isolated the issue faster?
   - What test would have caught this bug?

5. PROCESS IMPROVEMENTS
   Based on this reflection, create:
   - A checklist for similar bugs in the future
   - Knowledge gaps to address
   - Tools or techniques to learn
   - Documentation to create or update

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Category

Coding

Use Cases

Debugging skill improvementTroubleshooting process refinementLearning from investigations

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