Rule of Thumb

START DEBUGGING AT THE WALL SOCKET

Always get the obvious questions out of the way first. This is not only a good heuristic for finding problems ...

Always get the obvious questions out of the way first. This is not only a good heuristic for finding problems quickly, it’s a good rule of thumb for a repairman to quote when you have to ask an unhappy customer “dumb” questions. Note that this rule of thumb is often misused, as in the joke where a simpleton loses his keys in the street, but looks on the sidewalk because “the light is better over there.” – Bill Coderre, programmer, San Jose, CA, USA

01/21/14

© 2022