The hottest Debugging Substack posts right now

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Under the microscope: Segagaga (Dreamcast)

Rings of Saturn • 43 implied HN points • 08 Jan 25
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Segagaga, a Sega RPG, has two hidden debug menus that can be accessed using cheat codes or patches. This makes the game more interactive for players who enjoy exploring its features.
  2. The first debug menu allows players to adjust game statistics, view sprites, and test sound and movie clips. It provides a way to experiment with different elements of the game.
  3. The second debug menu lets players access various game functions directly, including scenarios and mini-games. This menu simplifies navigation and enhances the gaming experience.

Saturn RPG hacking roundup: Grandia Digital Museum, Samurai Spirits Bushido Retsuden, & Marica: The Real World

Rings of Saturn • 43 implied HN points • 04 Jan 25
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Games like Grandia Digital Museum have hidden debug modes that let players access special features. You can enable these modes by changing settings in the game's files.
  2. Shinsetsu Samurai Spirits Bushido Retsuden allows players to activate a debug menu with a patch. This lets them test backgrounds and other game elements easily.
  3. In Marica: Shinjitsu no Sekai, players can unlock a debug screen using a specific cheat code. This screen offers more control and allows visiting different game locations.

The Rubber Duck Method for Debugging [Technique Tuesdays]

Technology Made Simple • 59 implied HN points • 13 Sep 22
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. The Rubber Duck Method is a powerful tool for debugging code, helping identify both logical and runtime errors as you explain your code to a rubber duck.
  2. Speaking out loud while explaining your thought process can help you make connections and insights, preventing your brain from skipping steps and making more errors.
  3. In interviews, treating your interviewer as a rubber duck by verbalizing your thoughts can improve your problem-solving skills and communication, impressing the interviewer.

Expansion hack: The Shining the Holy Ark Rhythm Challenge (Saturn)

Rings of Saturn • 14 implied HN points • 18 Jun 25
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. The game _Shining the Holy Ark_ has a hidden rhythm challenge that wasn't included in the final version. Players must match animal sounds to buttons, but it's tricky and fast-paced.
  2. To play this mini-game, you need to patch the game, as it’s not enabled by default. If you succeed, you can access a debug menu that can help you during gameplay.
  3. The rhythm game has some complex coding that reveals how it works behind the scenes. There’s a chance to modify save files to keep playing even on an unpatched game.

8 Brilliant Debugging Ways to Quickly Identify the Problem

Weekend Developer • 19 implied HN points • 26 Aug 23
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Reproduce the issue: To effectively debug, you must replicate the problem on your own laptop to utilize your IDE for quick debugging.
  2. Isolate the problem: It's crucial to narrow down the issue's location by understanding when the code stops working correctly.
  3. Use breakpoints: Employ breakpoints to stop code execution at specific points, making debugging more efficient.
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TIL 1: Running coqui-ai/TTS on my M2

Omar’s Newsletter • 19 implied HN points • 18 May 23
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. The user successfully ran Coqui-ai's TTS library on their M2 MacBook after debugging some Python code.
  2. The issue was related to the M2 chip on the laptop, causing a memory error and program crash.
  3. By using Python's built-in debugger and modifying a specific line of code, the user was able to fix the error and run the program successfully.

MSP430 I2C, and Trusting ChatGPT Wasted Weeks of My Life

Saying Less • 19 implied HN points • 28 Jun 23
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Hardware communication involves protocols like I2C, UART, and SPI for connecting microcontrollers with peripherals.
  2. In I2C communication, there are master and slave devices, and the correct implementation details are crucial for success.
  3. Consulting the manufacturer's datasheet is essential for troubleshooting hardware issues, despite guidance from tools like ChatGPT.

Fast AI course- Lesson 0 - FAI0

Arkid’s Newsletter • 44 implied HN points • 06 May 23
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Fast AI courses are great for learning computer science basics like programming and linear algebra
  2. Social pressure can be a helpful motivator to keep learning and progressing in courses
  3. Joining forums like Fast AI forums can provide valuable support and solutions when encountering difficulties

💎Crystal the language for humans💎

Deus In Machina • 36 implied HN points • 27 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Crystal programming language aims to be a 'batteries included language' with a rich standard library that mimics Ruby behavior.
  2. Crystal has good cross-platform support, with macOS and Linux well-supported and Windows improving.
  3. Crystal makes documentation and testing easy, using markdown for comments and providing a built-in testing framework.

Making a Rider plugin, because JetBrains won't

Dennis’s Substack • 1 HN point • 12 May 24
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Debugger in JetBrains Rider has limitations like not being able to attach to multiple processes easily through the UI.
  2. Extending JetBrains IDEs' functionality with plugins can help users address software limitations and improve their workflow.
  3. Developing plugins for JetBrains IDEs, like Rider, involves challenges such as lack of documentation, UI implementation, and handling concurrency.

dbt Reimagined

Pedram's Data Based • 33 implied HN points • 09 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Utilizing Domain-Specific Languages can enhance data modeling with features like type safety and validation.
  2. Implementing debuggers in SQL modeling can help understand the system's state and improve troubleshooting.
  3. Enabling unit testing in dbt with alternative adapters could simplify validation of logic.

Debug Manual (for non technicals)

Marcio Klepacz • 5 implied HN points • 01 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Knowing how to debug is essential in a software-driven world, and it's a skill accessible to everyone.
  2. When troubleshooting, changing the environment, variables, or connections can lead to identifying and fixing issues.
  3. Resetting the environment, variables, or connections is a fundamental step in troubleshooting, and providing detailed information to technical support can be helpful.

Local first development

Hasen Judi • 2 HN points • 29 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Local development should be seamless with quick edit/run cycles and interactive debugging.
  2. Start with the development experience you want and work backwards to the technology, don't just follow common trends blindly.
  3. Prioritize what you want in a development experience, like quick startup time, minimal commands, and effective type checking.

Flying multi-regionally with NATS

AnyCable Broadcasts • 0 implied HN points • 24 Mar 23
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Embedded NATS support in AnyCable-Go simplifies building multi-regional Rails/AnyCable applications on Fly.io.
  2. Switching from Redis to embedded NATS for pub/sub is a topic covered in the video.
  3. The use of ACLI to debug and test AnyCable applications from the command line is highlighted.

Using anycable-client to auto-refresh tokens

AnyCable Broadcasts • 0 implied HN points • 11 May 22
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Using AnyCable's JS client can help with auto-refreshing tokens, solving token expiration issues.
  2. Migration process to AnyCable's JS client may involve JavaScript debugging and re-implementing Turbo Rails functionality.
  3. Helpful links provided for AnyCable client, JavaScript and TypeScript client, and JWT identification.

Đòn hi sinh của đám spammer

Thái | Hacker | Kỹ sư tin tặc • 0 implied HN points • 17 Jul 07
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Spammers can go to extreme lengths to disrupt anti-spam systems, such as overwhelming them with strange spam emails.
  2. Technical challenges in dealing with spam, like a spam email causing a crucial software component to crash, require thorough investigation and debugging techniques.
  3. In the ongoing battle against spam, spammers may resort to sacrificial tactics, like using spam emails to specifically target and disable anti-spam software.

2024-06-15-Failure Driven Development

Paul’s Substack • 0 implied HN points • 15 Jun 24
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Development often involves failure, iteration, and debugging until a program becomes stable enough to ship.
  2. To cope with an iterative workflow, consider writing software that generates code, allowing you to easily make changes and regenerate code as needed.
  3. Creating little DSLs specific to each project, using tools like PEG parsing, can help simplify coding, debugging, and adapting to new insights about the problem space.

Nobody Gets Fired For Choosing Java

Money in Transit • 0 implied HN points • 06 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. Choosing the right programming language for your payment application is about business requirements, not your engineers' taste.
  2. Java is a standard choice for its reliability in the financial sector.
  3. Programming languages matter because they impact hiring, constrain program writing, and guide engineers.

Testing Lambda and S3 code with VSCode and Jest

realkinetic • 0 implied HN points • 19 Mar 24
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. When developing AWS data pipelines with Lambda and S3, setting up unit tests early can catch bugs and speed up development time.
  2. Using tools like VSCode and Jest can help streamline the testing process for AWS infrastructure code.
  3. Utilizing mock libraries like aws-sdk-client-mock allows for effective testing of data processing functions in Lambda.

Workflow orchestrators: Metaflow, Kedro, Luigi, Airflow, Flyte, Prefect and others

Data Science Daily • 0 implied HN points • 05 Apr 23
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. There are numerous workflow orchestrators available for data scientists to choose from.
  2. Consider the tool's design, local/remote running capabilities, and ease of interacting with output when selecting a workflow orchestrator.
  3. Choose a workflow orchestrator based on your specific use case, whether it's for data engineers, ML engineers, or data scientists.

NSA Open Sourcing Tools?

Barn Lab • 0 implied HN points • 10 Feb 24
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. NSA released Ghidra as an open-source reverse engineering tool, making it popular in college curriculums and cybersecurity operations.
  2. Ghidra is valued for its ability to analyze and secure software without running potentially malicious code directly on the host system.
  3. Tools like BinWalk for firmware extraction and platforms like Crackmes.One offer resources for legal software cracking and reverse engineering exploration.

I'm done writing code

How to SWE • 0 implied HN points • 17 Feb 23
🕹 Technology Debugging
  1. The author still loves coding but doesn't do it every day as a software engineer.
  2. Instead of coding, the author focuses on engineering, designing solutions, and defining requirements.
  3. The author believes in finding the right thing to build, prioritizing quality over rushing to deliver code.