5 Unexpected Lessons I Learned From Debugging at Midnight
Last night, I found myself deep in the weeds of a stubborn bug that refused to die. What started as a simple logic fix turned into a full-blown audit of the service layer. But amid the frustration, I stumbled upon lessons I didn’t expect. First, tired eyes catch things fresh minds overlook—your brain gets creative when it's trying to shut down. Second, clean logs are underrated. Third, rubber ducking (yes, talking to a literal object) works. Fourth, version control is your safety net, not your enemy. And finally, the most important one: sometimes the best fix is walking away for a bit. Midnight debugging might not be ideal, but it’s definitely educational. What’s the weirdest time you've solved a bug?