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minus-squareelmicha@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·1 year agoProgrammers use rubber duck debugging sometimes.
minus-squareSirNuke@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoNow that I think about it, I’m going to propose that rubber duck debugging is a way to compensate for ADHD and undiagnosed ADHD is very common among programmers. It’s really just a variant of the “talk through a problem out loud” coping strategy.
minus-squareUnicornKitty@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMy husband does this. Sometimes it’s hard to tell when he’s talking to me or himself.
Programmers use rubber duck debugging sometimes.
Now that I think about it, I’m going to propose that rubber duck debugging is a way to compensate for ADHD and undiagnosed ADHD is very common among programmers. It’s really just a variant of the “talk through a problem out loud” coping strategy.
My husband does this. Sometimes it’s hard to tell when he’s talking to me or himself.