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Serguey Asael Shinder
Serguey Asael Shinder

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Reading Error Messages Is a Programming Skill

Error messages aren’t obstacles.
They’re compressed explanations.

Most developers skim them.
Great developers slow down.

Inside the error is usually:
what failed
where it failed
what assumption was wrong

Once you learn to read errors,
debugging stops feeling random.

The compiler isn’t angry.
It’s trying to help.

Treat errors as documentation, not noise.

– Serguey Asael Shinder

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