On Sat, 13 Feb 2010 02:33:04 am Mac Ryan wrote:
> whenever I get stuck, I begin to write a message to the
> list, and in the process of explaining what is the intended behaviour
> and outcome of my code, I systematically find the bug by myself.
[...]
> Does anybody else experience the same?
Yes!
"Mac Ryan" wrote
I know - this is slightly OT for the list - but I thought to share as
maybe this is a "hidden benefit" the list is bringing to a few people
without the tutors even knowing it.
Actually I think it is bang on topic.
One of the most common benefits of any online community
is
--- On Fri, 2/12/10, Hansen, Mike wrote:
From: Hansen, Mike
Subject: Re: [Tutor] Tutor list as pair progamming plush toy
To: tutor@python.org
Date: Friday, February 12, 2010, 11:55 AM
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> From: tutor-bounces+mike.hansen=atmel@python.org
> [mai
I've discovered that same thing. Usually I end out not sending my message
because in the process of composing my email I end out I, too, find the
errors.
-Wayne
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> Subject: [Tutor] Tutor list as pair
In similar vein, I find that a concept suddenly makes more sense to me when
I try to explain it to someone else (or I realize that I don't fully
understand and need to do some more research).
But with regard to the plush toy you mention, I just ran into that anecdote
in Coders at Work. Can't recal
Have you ever got that piece of advice about - when you have stuck on a
bug you seem unable to track - getting a plush toy to whom you explain
your code? (This is of course a workaround if you do not have a fellow
developer to help you out).
Well... I found out this advice kind of works for me, wi
