Foxie & Voltina
Alright Foxie, let's tackle the biggest mystery of our day: why that legacy module keeps throwing undefined errors. I've seen cleaner code than a kitchen after a sweep. How do you approach debugging when the code looks like a maze?
First, grab the stack trace and see where it actually blows up. Then check that the module is actually exporting what you think it is—if someone used `module.exports = undefined` by accident, you’re dead in the water. Sprinkle `console.log` before every import and at the start of every function; the moment the value flips to undefined is your breadcrumb. If it’s still a maze, temporarily replace the suspect part with a hard‑coded value and see if the error persists. If it doesn’t, you’ve isolated the culprit. Finally, give the dead end a name, document it, and commit the fix—then throw a half‑hearted joke at whoever wrote that last line.
Nice steps, but skip the sprinkling part—just put a single debug print and read the stack. And make sure you’re not reassigning module.exports later; that’s the real sneaky bug. Also, document the fix the way you’d do a README entry—no half‑hearted jokes before you finish the PR.
Right, one print, one stack, one check for a rogue reassign of `module.exports`. That’s the classic snake in the grass. Document the change like you’re writing a murder mystery: what was wrong, why it broke, how the fix solves it. Leave the jokes for the post‑merge coffee.
Got it. I’ll keep the logs minimal, fix the export, write a clean diff note, and save the jokes for the breakroom.
Sounds like a plan—minimal logs, fix the export, tidy diff, no jokes before the PR. You’ll have it sorted in no time. Good luck!
Yeah, no jokes until after the merge. I’ll get it done.
Sounds like a solid strategy. Knock it out and you’ll have that module running smooth before anyone even notices the code was a mess. Good luck!