Comments on: Debugging other folks’ code http://outofcheese.org/2005/09/17/debugging-other-folks-code/ Redo from start.... Wed, 19 Nov 2008 23:23:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Marshall Clow http://outofcheese.org/2005/09/17/debugging-other-folks-code/#comment-563 Marshall Clow Wed, 21 Dec 2005 05:58:01 +0000 http://outofcheese.org/?p=650#comment-563 Been there, done that ;-) I used to develop printer drivers, so I spent a lot of time looking at disassemblies of other people's printing code, trying to figure out why their code worked with (say) the Laserwriter driver, but not mine. When you call developers (or email them) about bugs like this, most are deeply suspicious. The good one say "Cool! Thanks for hunting this down!!" Been there, done that ;-)
I used to develop printer drivers, so I spent a lot of time looking at disassemblies of other people’s printing code, trying to figure out why their code worked with (say) the Laserwriter driver, but not mine.

When you call developers (or email them) about bugs like this, most are deeply suspicious. The good one say “Cool! Thanks for hunting this down!!”

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