flango@lemmy.eco.br to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 15 hours agoSince the objective of debugging is to catch bugs, why not call it frogging?message-squaremessage-square25fedilinkarrow-up192arrow-down14
arrow-up188arrow-down1message-squareSince the objective of debugging is to catch bugs, why not call it frogging?flango@lemmy.eco.br to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 15 hours agomessage-square25fedilink
minus-squareotterpop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up19·15 hours agoIIRC didn’t the term debugging come from back when computers used vacuum tubes, and there was an issue where a technician removed a moth to fix the issue, thus “debugging” the system? Maybe it’s not a true story, but I believe that’s the origin.
minus-squaredavidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 hour agoThat log entry was very obviously a pun on the already existing term “bug” for glitches.
minus-squarefelixwhynot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·14 hours ago https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debugging?wprov=sfti1 Enjoy the rabbit hole!
IIRC didn’t the term debugging come from back when computers used vacuum tubes, and there was an issue where a technician removed a moth to fix the issue, thus “debugging” the system?
Maybe it’s not a true story, but I believe that’s the origin.
That log entry was very obviously a pun on the already existing term “bug” for glitches.
I believe it is a true story…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debugging?wprov=sfti1
Enjoy the rabbit hole!