How I Improved My Debugging Skills as a Junior Developer

When I (@ aman_narwariya _eb7206ce0d) started my journey as a junior developer after completing my MCA, I thought writing code was the most important skill. I was wrong. Very quickly, I realised something: Writing code is easy. Debugging broken code is a real skill. Here’s how I improved my debugging skills over time – and what actually helped me grow. 1. I Stopped Guessing and Started Reproducing the Bug In the beginning, whenever I saw an error, I immediately started changing code randomly. That made things worse. Then I learned the first rule of debugging: Always reproduce the issue consistently before fixing it. Now I follow this process: Understand the exact issue Identify steps to reproduce Check logs and error messages Confirm the issue happens consistently Once you can reproduce a bug, you’re halfway to solving it. 2. I Learned to Read Error Messages Properly Earlier, I used to panic when I saw long error stacks. Now I: Read the error message carefully Identify the file and lin