All software has bugs. What sets a great developer apart is how effective they are at tackling them. But even the best can get tripped up, spending hours searching in vain for a bug, and even longer contemplating the proper fix. In this talk, learn the best tools and strategies for finding and fixing bugs in plugins, themes, and even core. We’ll discuss what the common pitfalls look like so you can learn to avoid them. They say that with enough eyes, all bugs are shallow — but if you don’t know where or how to look, you’ll never break the surface.
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About the Speaker:
Nacin is a core developer of WordPress. As a member of the core team, he wrangles contributions, develops new features, and tries to fix more bugs than he creates. He lives in Washington, D.C., and works as a Tech Ninja at Audrey Capital, where he works on WordPress.org and other projects. He prefers decisions over options.