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Rubber Ducky Debugging!

Rachel Soderberg on March 22, 2019

When I was first introduced to the concept Rubber Duck Debugging, my eyes lit up with wonder. Ducks? At work?! What is this fantastical madness?! I...
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Jess Lee

Mine is freaky

cowduck

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Rachel Soderberg

Cow duck!! I love it!!

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Rosário Pereira Fernandes

Duck Cow!!

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Jonathan K. Shay • Edited

My rubber duck partner (with piggy-masked daughter in background)
Here's my rubber ducky (including piggy-masked daughter in background)

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Rachel Soderberg

Awww, double cute!

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Gergely Polonkai

I'm proud to say that I'm responsible for spreading the word on RDD (Rubber Duck Debugging) in Ericsson Hungary few years ago. I left the company since then but did so in a bath of rubber ducks (not literally): there was a company hackathon during my last week where all participants got a company branded duck. I was literally in tears.

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Rafal Pienkowski • Edited

This is mine.

duck

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Rachel Soderberg

I've never seen a green one before! It makes me think of The Mask

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Vicent

I think it's an Ampelmännchen :D

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Rafal Pienkowski

@llinaresvicent you're right. I bought this rubber duck during my trip to Berlin.

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Tyler V. (he/him) • Edited

I love rubber duck debugging!! At my last job, one of my co-workers referred to me as "the best rubber duck" because of how many times we would talk through some logic and find one of those "silly logic mistakes" (If anyone ever needs a human rubber duck, please reach out!).

(Will post a picture later of my duck)

Whenever I see rubber ducks I just think of this video: youtube.com/watch?v=f5d8pVg3Qtg

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Rachel Soderberg

I lost my mind the first time I watched that comedian's bit about the ducks!

I can't wait to see your duck!

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Tyler V. (he/him)

The Ninja duck was a gift from the previously mentioned co-worker. They brought a box full of variety ducks in for the office.

I believe my fiancée bought me the santa/reindeer duck one year for Christmas :D

(Not sure why my computer is having an issue with the upload button, so I guess Instagram it is!)

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Rachel Soderberg

I've been wanting to get a ninja one, love it! Also the festive duck is adorable

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Desi

here's my guy!

image of basketball duck

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Rachel Soderberg

Is he a little basketball? Cute!
Also I bet that candle smells amazing

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Desi

he is! was from when I worked at a university basketball arena.
it's heavenly and i'm so sad it's almost gone. $7 at Marshall's!

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McNerdius

Multipurpose Scrubber Ducky - for help with debugging and Clean Code:

scrubber ducky

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Rachel Soderberg

It also makes for a nice hairdo!
Also that cup makes me very happy. I need to get one

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Skeudwenn

Does paper duck count ? Hand made by a teammate to whom I explained this concept !

paper duck

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Rachel Soderberg

Absolutely it counts! As I said, I support equal opportunity debugging pals :)

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Bradley Taylor • Edited

By coincidence I wrote about this topic just last month. In our office we have a giant ducky to lead the pack 🦆🦆🦆

giant rubber duck in our office

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Rachel Soderberg

Now you're giving me ideas....

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David J Eddy

In case you missed it.

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Gergely Polonkai

I definitely want to be roommates with that guy _^

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Does this count ? 🤔
darth duck

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Rachel Soderberg

Yes! Though he may be less forgiving when you find your mistake than a duck is ;)

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Mikaleb

As we're not crazy enough we have to talk alone to rubber ducks ?

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Rachel Soderberg

Hahaha fair point!!!

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Leesa Ward

Rubber ducks are great and all, but a live cat who sits on your desk is better ;)

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Rachel Soderberg

I bring my bearded dragon to work on occasion, she's a hit and totally helps me debug too!

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Kimmo Lindholm

Soft methods works also for hw debugging

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Rachel Soderberg

Is that a plushy ducky? :D

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Kritz Rathod

If that is your desk. I'ts called mob programming. ;)

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Jason Murray • Edited

I don't have a duck, I talk to the Buddha instead

Buddah Head

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Rachel Soderberg

Ommmmmmmmmmmmm
Find enlightenment through your code

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Mostafa ACHRAF

I don't have any ducks, what about minion :)

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Koas

Here's mine!

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Koas

Hummm let's see if I can make it right this time...

Here it is!

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Rachel Soderberg

Aw cute, a little blue one!!

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Michael Caveney

I engage in "plush turkey" debugging:

Stuffed Turkey

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Rachel Soderberg

LOL that is awesome!

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