How to Debug Your Code

It's one of the most frustrating things with programming, and also one of the most common – bugs and figuring out how to fix them. If you're coding, it's not just something you'll need to learn to love, but learn to be good at. In this video, developer Mike Dane goes through six quick tips and strategies for how you can debug like a pro.

For asking other developers for help, check out our community groups — one of the friendliest places on the web for beginner developers to help each other out.

- - - - - 
Join the millions learning to code with Codecademy.

[RobertGuilman]

if it isn't the person that was the reason i work in IT industry today, Mike Dane. watching his tutorial is always a pleasure

[yuhceeofficial]

Thank you for another great insights into debugging. They're really helpful.

[dougrichard]

Good ideas. I'll add some more.


Print statements in some applications are not an option. If you are running time critical code they can bog your program down. Running your code on a Micro controller? Try toggling a general purpose I/O to determine where you are in the code and how it is functioning.


Best way to debug your code is not to add the bugs in the first place. Always use code standards, static analysis tools, and code reviews to limit your exposure to bugs.

[snehasisbasu]

Sir, Which Book Should I Follow For Python Practice And Deep Learning Python .

[sillybilly]

mike dane don't you made videos for giraffe academy