Can we talk about how I used to google every single error message vs now I just read the stack trace? | Coding For Beginners - The Design Community Hub
Can we talk about how I used to google every single error message vs now I just read the stack trace?
Two years ago I would copy the whole red error text into google and pray. Every time. Even for simple stuff like a missing bracket. Then a guy at a meetup in Austin told me the answer is usually in the bottom line of the trace, not the top. So now I read from the bottom up and I find the bug in maybe 2 minutes instead of 20. But here is the thing, some people say reading docs and stack traces is how you actually learn, and others say just lean on AI tools and save the time. I get the speed argument but I feel dumber when I let the tool do all the work. Which camp are you in?