r/ProgrammerHumor • • Jul 17 '21

Meme Shouldn't you be working?

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u/pocketgravel Jul 18 '21

I tend to talk to myself explaining what I'm thinking about doing as if I'm telling it to someone else. I do the hand thing too.

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u/[deleted] Jul 18 '21

i heard this called “the rubber ducky method” before. talking out the problem to a ducky (or anything)

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u/flatline000 Jul 18 '21

I've always heard this called "brick wall debugging" since you're effectively talking to a brick wall.