[joshschreuder]

I feel like there's so much intrinsic to the code to solve the problem though, like how the debugger works, git bisect / git blame to determine where an issue might have arisen, commenting out lines of code and checking if they cause a particular issue, etc.

I don't think I learnt about problem solving in the abstract, it was more about specific applications of problem solving in the programming world.

[hatsix]

Someone gives you a one paragraph description of a feature... I assume you don't immediately open up the debugger and start git bisecting... I'm talking about the things that happen immediately after being presented with a problem, and before you start typing code.