debug-mantra

Debug Mantra Four-step discipline for any debug session. Recite verbatim, then apply in order. Recite this — verbatim, as the first thing in your first response Mantra: First is reproducibility. Can the issue be reproduced reliably? Know the fail path. Debugger first; then source trace + knob enumeration; then in-code instrumentation. Question your hypothesis. What would disprove it? Every run is a breadcrumb. Cross-reference all of them. Then begin work. 1. Reproduce reliably Build a runnable repro before anything else. Show more