And at least half the time, someone just going through their list out loud makes them think of something viable or that they missed. The other half of the time, I can often throw out an additional idea or two and we talk about how to (in)validate solutions.
I once got a rep for "debugging .Net code" despite writing 0 lines of it in the decade before. It's all about asking good questions.
Good simple ideas. I too have been able to help debug rails code, despite not having touched rails in years. "Debugging .net code" is often just like "debugging python code" or "debugging java code"... it's generally the thought process vs any specific syntax. :)
"What have you tried so far?"
And at least half the time, someone just going through their list out loud makes them think of something viable or that they missed. The other half of the time, I can often throw out an additional idea or two and we talk about how to (in)validate solutions.
I once got a rep for "debugging .Net code" despite writing 0 lines of it in the decade before. It's all about asking good questions.