Dropped $50 on a rubber duck debugging course and it actually paid off

I was stuck on a basic login loop for three days straight, just going in circles. A buddy told me to try rubber duck debugging but I needed more structure. Found a $50 Udemy course that walks you through explaining code out loud line by line to a rubber duck. My loop error got caught in under 10 minutes after I started using the method. The course also had templates for reading error logs I still use weekly. Has anyone else paid for a weird debugging tool or course that worked?

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3 Comments

charlienelson2mo ago

What specific part of the login loop did the duck catch?

elizabethtaylor2mo ago

Honestly I think the duck caught my brain halfway through the password reset loop. I was on step 4 like "do I enter my old password or the temporary one the duck gave me?" and that's when the duck just stared at me with those dead eyes and I knew I was lost. Ngl I'm pretty sure the duck was just as confused as I was because it just quacked and swam away after I hit submit for the third time.

paulschmidt28d ago

Dead eyes" and "swam away" pretty much sums up every tech support interaction I've ever had.