So, um, this is a thing. If you’re stuck on a coding problem, you can try “rubber ducking” – pretend that you have a rubber duck on your desk, and try to describe to the duck what you’re trying to do, and what’s going wrong.
Sometimes, just talking through the problem (even if the conversation is imaginary), you can get a better perspective on the issue, and be able to resolve it.
Agreed completely. I do this all the time when I started and still do it. Rubber ducking is amazing, I’ve been doing this all my life. I only end up just talking to myself.
It looks a little weird, but who cares? I sift through my problems ten times faster.
LOL! But “I’m rubber ducking” sounds so much more purposeful and amusing than saying “I’m talking to myself.” 🙂