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		cdeutmey on March 10, 2009 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Rubber Duck Debugging Funny, I'm quite often the 'rubber duck' for other members of my team. I was thinking of trying to find a way to get a cardboard cutout of myself that they could pull out when needed.

ConradHex on March 10, 2009 | [–]

I love being this guy. Great way to learn how different systems work, and it's fun trying to find bugs or holes in other people's code. (Politely!)

MaysonL on March 10, 2009 | [–]

A friend of mine found he could diagnose most problems by explaining the code to me, whether or not I was there.

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