Don’t Forget the Basic Sanity Checks

6 October 2022 by Phillip Johnston • Last updated 10 October 2022When trying to debug a problem, we recommend checking the basics before you get too wrapped up in the debugging process. Sometimes we can spin our wheels trying to debug a problem, but our lack of detachment means that we’re missing an obvious basic problem: Is it powered on? (“check the plug”) Is it running the right version? Are your changes actually being built and included in the binary? Does the system have valid configuration settings? This idea is closely related Quit Thinking and Look. You need to step …

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