@flango@lemmy.eco.br to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 days agoSince the objective of debugging is to catch bugs, why not call it frogging?message-square26fedilinkarrow-up1109arrow-down13
arrow-up1106arrow-down1message-squareSince the objective of debugging is to catch bugs, why not call it frogging?@flango@lemmy.eco.br to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world • 2 days agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-square@otterpop@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink18•2 days 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-square@davidgro@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink2•2 days agoThat log entry was very obviously a pun on the already existing term “bug” for glitches.
minus-square@felixwhynot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilink13•2 days 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!