How to get unstuck

J OEL C LERMONT / LA RACON US 2023 How
to Get Unstuck ™ L E T S T A L K A B O U T m as t er i n g l ar a ve l .i o

J OEL C LERMONT / @ jcl ermon t Hi,
my name is Joel and I’m a developer ™

J OEL C LERMONT / @ jcl ermon t Most
days it’s great ™

J OEL C LERMONT / @ jcl ermon t ™
But some days… N O T S O M U C H

This was just working!!

J OEL C LERMONT / @ jcl ermon t Maybe
I’m not that good   at this after all ™

J OEL C LERMONT / @ jcl ermon t You
are not alone ™

Goal: How to get unstuck

8 Key Principles

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Story time

Bug 1: Unknown column in factory

Principle 1   Pay attention to formatting

Principle 2   Read the whole error message

Principle 3   Simplify the problem

Bug 2: ZeroMQ in package

What do you think is happening?

Is it really this package?

Progress! We get an error!

Principle 4   Eliminate layers of abstraction

Bug 3: Validation rule not enforced

Principle 5   Be a human code interpreter

Bug 4: When is a CSV file not a CSV file?

Principle 6   Don’t be afraid to dive deep

Principle 7   Use all available tools

Principle 8   Know where to stop

8 Key Principles Use your tools Refine the problem

8 Key Principles Use your tools Refine the problem Pay attention to formatting

8 Key Principles Use your tools Refine the problem Pay attention to formatting Read the whole error message

8 Key Principles Use your tools Refine the problem Pay attention to formatting Read the whole error message Don’t be afraid to dive deep

8 Key Principles Use your tools Refine the problem Pay attention to formatting Read the whole error message Don’t be afraid to dive deep Use all available tools

8 Key Principles Use your tools Refine the problem Pay attention to formatting Read the whole error message Don’t be afraid to dive deep Use all available tools Simplify the problem

8 Key Principles Use your tools Refine the problem Pay attention to formatting Read the whole error message Don’t be afraid to dive deep Use all available tools Simplify the problem Eliminate layers of abstraction

8 Key Principles Use your tools Refine the problem Pay attention to formatting Read the whole error message Don’t be afraid to dive deep Use all available tools Simplify the problem Eliminate layers of abstraction Be a human code interpreter

8 Key Principles Use your tools Refine the problem Pay attention to formatting Read the whole error message Don’t be afraid to dive deep Use all available tools Simplify the problem Eliminate layers of abstraction Be a human code interpreter Know where to stop

Know when to ask for help

Your homework… A c t u a l l y t r y t h i s . I t ’ s n o t d u m b

Think of it like a puzzle

Are you stuck right now?

If When you get stuck in the future Yo u w i l l . W e a l l d o .

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