Dan Luu • 2/8/2014

Why don't schools teach debugging?

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The author recounts a pivotal experience in a demanding university computer engineering class. After consistently succeeding with pure logic, a complex final project revealed the limitations of his problem-solving approach. This personal story serves as a foundation to critique educational systems for focusing on theoretical solutions while neglecting the practical, essential skill of debugging.

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