Systematically touch the code until I see changes that give me more information about the bug. Often that means deleting code in chunks and re-running the program to see if I got the result I was looking for.
It can be a bit like a word search puzzle. Sure the fastest way would be to randomly scan the content, but the most consistent way is to go column-by-column until you find the trigger letters that can help you find the rest.
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Systematically touch the code until I see changes that give me more information about the bug. Often that means deleting code in chunks and re-running the program to see if I got the result I was looking for.
It can be a bit like a word search puzzle. Sure the fastest way would be to randomly scan the content, but the most consistent way is to go column-by-column until you find the trigger letters that can help you find the rest.