Debugging Truth: It's Always the Data Type

After years of coding, I've come to accept the universal truth of debugging: It's always the data type. You spend 45 minutes convinced your logic is broken. You check the function over and over again. You rewrite it once or twice. You question your career choices. You think about buying a flight far far away where python is just a snake… Then you check the data type and go: ...oh. It's a string. It's been a string this whole time. Not whatever you were absolutely certain it was. The function was fine. The logic was fine. I've started treating it not as a mistake, but more as a lesson. It’s a reminder that assumptions are the enemy and every part of the code needs to be checked. #Programming #coding #TechHumor #DataEngineering #Python #DebuggingLife #CodeNewbie

Problem exists between keyboard and chair... oops

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