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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That’s the same as writing tests for software code after writing the code. A mystery without end or reliability.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Tests? What tests?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

printf

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

I have this in code I'm writing right now...

#ifdef DEBUG
    #define DEBUG_PRINT(...) printf(__VA_ARGS__)
#else
    #define DEBUG_PRINT(...)
#endif

It is the most straighforward way to get the state of things while hammering on the keyboard trying to mash up something that looks like a program.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 months ago

The software either works or it doesn't. There, tested!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

True, they can be hard to find.