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Can't get the software to work?

The test cases are places to gather debugging details. Some simple tricks:

• Observability: add debugging outputs to the code
• Enable debugging output in failing test cases
• Make Failure an Option

The Detailed Example

I've been struggling to create an accurate emulation of the …

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Can't get the software to work?

Stop Staring At It.

Often, there are two problems:

• The code doesn't work.
• You're making faulty assumptions about why it doesn't work.

It's essential to stop staring (and hand-wringing) over the code and gather evidence.

This will allow you to challenge your faulty …

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Can't get the software to work?

Rewrite it.

Seriously.

It's often faster to pick a new paradigm and start a rewrite than to bang your head against a wall.

Modern languages (like Python) don't require a lot of overhead or boilerplate to start again.

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