Debugging as Meditation

March 12, 2024

Debugging as Meditation

When faced with a bug, the mind wants to rush toward solutions.

But the zen debugger sits quietly with the problem first.

They observe without judgment. They trace without assumption. They listen to what the code is actually saying, not what they think it should say.

In this patient observation, the bug reveals itself naturally.

The bug was never the enemy—it was a teacher, showing us where our understanding was incomplete.