Hey devs! 👋
We've all been there—one tiny bug that refuses to be fixed, stealing hours (or days) of our sanity.
Well, I recently had one of those moments. 3 days of debugging, frustration, and questioning my life choices. 😭
But when I finally solved it… BOOM! The dopamine rush was better than coffee ☕✨.
Let me take you through the chaos! 🚀
🐛 The Bug That Broke My Brain
I was working on a chat application project in next.js with socket.io and mongodb, and everything was going smoothly until…
One feature just refused to work. No errors, no warnings—just pure silence.
I tried everything:
✅ Googling (ended up in some deep Stack Overflow threads)
✅ Console logging (too much, to be honest)
✅ Restarting VS Code (because why not?)
✅ Questioning my career choices 😅
But nothing worked.
🕵️♂️ How I FINALLY Fixed It!
After 3 days of frustration, here’s what actually helped me solve it:
1.Explaining the problem to a friend – The classic “rubber duck debugging” method. Just saying it out loud made me realize what I was missing!
2.Taking a break – I walked away, made tea, and BOOM 💡—the solution hit me. Turns out, my mind just needed a reset.
3.Checking Git history – I compared the last working version and found a small but critical change I overlooked.
4.Reading the official docs again – Because sometimes the answer is hiding in plain sight.
🤯 The Big Lesson?
"Debugging is 80% mindset and 20% code."
Don’t be afraid to step away – Sometimes your brain needs a break.
Ask for help sooner – You don’t have to suffer in silence!
Keep your code changes tracked – Saves you from hours of head-scratching.
💬** Have You Ever Been Stuck on a Bug for Days?**
I know I’m not alone in this! 😆 Drop your worst debugging story in the comments—I’d love to hear how you survived it. 🚀
Top comments (4)
Rubber duck debugging ?
Rubber duck debugging is a simple yet effective technique for debugging code by explaining it, line by line, to an inanimate object (like a rubber duck).
Thank youu !!!
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