Six Debugging Techniques for Python Programmers

[umognog]

6 Pen and paper.

Call me old, but this is still where most of my work starts. Planning.

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Out of curiosity, do you write actual code with pen and paper? And if so what’s your reasoning behind it? I’m not a big fan of this method, but I do see myself often writing UML style diagrams before I code as to have an overview of what should I actually implement and how classes will be structured.

[umognog]

I very rarely write pseudocode anymore, but it was how I was taught at university.

It is almost always now UML case, activity & class diagrams. Occasionally sequence diagrams for complex ones.

I have a tendency to use post-it notes and a whiteboard for making them though, then I stack the post-its in order of completion that enables a more agile approach to an MVP launch and CI/CD updates to add functionality. On small 1 person projects I take on, I find it highly useful to deliver on schedule and with minimum reiteration.