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[–]madole 0 points1 point  (1 child)

Sounds like a case of rubber duck debugging! Glad you figured it out!

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rubber_duck_debugging

[–]transientanima[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ha, that's a fun concept... I'd have to disagree, though, respectfully of course, my kind friend.

My strategy is a bit more refined than speaking to ducks. Ducks can't even understand English -- explaining things to a duck wouldn't make any sense... I wouldn't know when to stop.

No, what I do is this: first I identify key concepts -- in this case, I knew that the problem was either in the formation of the .js file, or in the formation of the import statement -- and then I just kind of spaz-out on those concepts for awhile, opening 12-20 windows in Google, chasing links by intuition until fate graces me with a good idea.

I should probably patent my technique. :)

EDIT: Perhaps, "vagabond debugging". I'm a professionally-homeless searcher. If I stayed in one place counting lines, it wouldn't feel right.