How important is it to have a mentor? (programming.dev)

submitted 1 month ago by alexdeathway@programming.dev to c/experienced_devs@programming.dev

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hope this question doesn't sound too vague.

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[-] Bravebellows@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

Especially with C work, I explain that adding debugging statements may obfuscate the bug they're trying to find because of the changed memory map, especially if the bug is arising from an over/underwrite

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