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The Scientific Method of Troubleshooting
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@blithe
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Scientist
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PhD in Physical Chemistry
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Physics
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Chemistry
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6 Years!
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Experiments
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Scientific Method
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Developer < >
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StackOverflow
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Problem solved?
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Learn anything?
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Most Important Part
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Scientific Method
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Set of Techniques For Acquiring Knowledge
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Methodical
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Systematic
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“Has anyone seen string interpolation fail?”
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Define the Problem 2 3 4 5 6 7 1
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Expected behavior?
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Expected behavior? Actual behavior?
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Expected behavior? Actual behavior? Criteria for success?
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Do Your Research 3 4 5 6 7 Define 2
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Know your environment
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Read the literature
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Discussions
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Make it fail!
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Establish a Hypothesis 5 6 7 Define Research 4 3
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Design the Experiment 6 7 Define Research Hypothesis 5 4
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Divide and conquer!
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Limit the variables
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Try something weird
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Hierarchy of Blame
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Gather Data 6 7 Define Research Hypothesis Experiment 5
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Current status?
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Read the error message!
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Analyze Your Results 7 Define Research Data Hypothesis Experiment 6
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Problem solved? Learn anything?
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Understand the Why
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Future Experiments
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Embrace the Success
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Keep a Good Lab Notebook Define Research Data Hypothesis Experiment Analyze 7
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You won’t remember
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Logs aren’t enough
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Commit Messages
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Update the Docs
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Contribute
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Share the Knowledge
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Questions? Thanks! @blithe