On 1/27/2012 9:34 AM, David Mintz wrote:
Debugging has scarcely been mentioned in this thread. Perhaps the proposed "Right Way" syllabus should include how to debug right along with unit testing and version control, since these three are related tools/skills.
I am especially weak on debugging - as such I'd tend to make that a later chapter where I can cover the different ways to debug and pluses and minuses.
I still tend towards "echo...." to debug because it's fast and easy. A level up from that is still using manually inserted print statements, but sending them to a firebug console instead[so it doesn't mess up the page]. Then there is using debug_backtrace to actually grab some detailed line info. And of xdebug which I have setup and used, but it always seems lengthier than echo to use..probably due to not practicing with it[which right there indicates that I SHOULD include a full lesson on xdebug because having to write it will help me to clarify it...and then after I publish it for all the world to see, I'm sure the kind folks from NYPHP will tell me all the things I'm doing wrong. :-)]
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