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5 Tools Developers Can Use to Get Unstuck

It’s important to have tools in your back pocket to help you get unstuck. So next time you hit a wall, try one of the following techniques.

Postman isn't just for sending requests—it’s a powerful debugging tool. Three features have made my workflow faster and less painful.

The browser debugger lets you pause code, inspect variables, and step through functions to find and fix issues efficiently.

IDEs can't replace the benefits of working with a human when debugging. Here’s why pairing is still better than relying solely on AI IDEs.

Bugs in production are never pleasant. Use this learning opportunity so no one can ever say, "Customers are better at finding bugs than you."

Here's what I've learned about creating an actionable bug report and why this skill is so vital in a development career.

Asking these questions BEFORE any code is written can reduce "friction" in the UI as minor after-market fixes are made.

How do you thoroughly test an app quickly, identifying and reporting all bugs? The answer lies in scheduling a Bug Bash.

A good bug-fix story has a lot of value. I want to explain why I think developers should spend more time writing about bugs.

Vercel's advertises itself as "stupidly easy" to deploy. I found it offered more debugging gems with its version tracking features.

One of my favorite tools I use while testing is Snagit from TechSmith. (It's also useful when creating user documentation.)

On a recent software project, one test would pass and one would fail with a “yarn not found” error. I turned to ChatGPT for debugging help.