[qwertox]

Make sure you're editing the correct file on the correct machine.

[ZedZark]

Yep, this is a variation of "check the plug"

I find myself doing this all the time now I will temporarily add a line to cause a fatal error, to check that it's the right file (and, depending on the situation, also the right line)

[overhead4075]

This is also covered by "make it fail"

[shmoogy]

I'm glad I'm not the only one doing this after I wasted too much time trying to figure out why my docker build was not reflecting the changes ... never again..

[eddd-ddde]

How much time I've wasted unknowingly editing generated files, out of version files, forgetting to save, ... only god knows.

[netcraft]

the biggest thing I've always told myself and anyone ive taught: make sure youre running the code you think youre running.

[codr7]

Baby steps, if the foundation is shaky no amount of reasoning on top is going to help.

[ajuc]

That's why you make it break differently first. To see your changes have any effect.

[snowfarthing]

When working on a test that has several asserts, I have adopted the process of adding one final assert, "assert 'TEST DEBUGGED' is False", so that even when I succeed, the test fails -- and I could review to consider if any other tests should be added or adjusted.

Once I'm satisfied with the test, I remove the line.

[chupasaurus]

Poor Yorick!

[spacebanana7]

Also that it's in the correct folder

[reverendsteveii]

very first order of business: git stash && git checkout main && git pull

[n144q]

...and you are building and running the correct clone of a repository