Searching for fixes

So many times you can fix an error by searching on Google. Or Stack OverFlow directly. Today a bunch of folks use ChatGPT for the same purpose.

I get it - we’re building on top of huge infrastructure and dependencies. We can’t be an expert at every level, and for some issues it would take ages to figure out them alone.

That being said, while sometimes this leads to a quick resolution, it doesn’t always work.

If you have a bug in your application that is in your logic, it’s uniquely yours. Similarly if you work in a large proprietary codebase, the internet won’t have an answer for you.

This is a good reason to learn debugging skills. At some point you will face a bug nobody has seen before.

Plus when you understand why something is going wrong, you’ll learn something. You’re improving as a developer. And your experience accumulates so you can solve and anticipate future bugs that much better.

So search, but know when it’s time to dig in. And always try to uncover the details and learn in the process.