What is Rubber Duck Debugging?

If you are hearing the term "Rubber Duck Debugging" for the first time, you might be thinking "What an earth is that!?". And you are not alone. That was the exact reaction I had back when I first heard the term. Even though rubber duck debugging sounds silly it is actually one of the best debugging techniques out there. And it works on all languages and platforms. In this video I will explain what it means and how to use it.
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00:00 Intro to Rubber Duck Debugging
00:27 About the channel
00:45 Explanation of Rubber Duck Debugging
01:45 Why it works
02:11 Why the name
02:52 Outro
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[@samikankaanpaa546]

I didn´t have a rubber duck, so I tried to use my wife as a rubber duck. It did not work at all! As I was explaining my stuff to my wanna-be-rubber-duck it got bored and started to make all kinds of noise. You really need a rubber duck to do rubber duck debugging ;) Keep on rockin´ Tuomo!

[@TuomoKankaanpaa]

Thanks Sami! I guess you better get yourself a real rubber duck :P

[@user-jk8kn3ij8o]

Pen and paper. Let your mind flow free.

[@user-jk8kn3ij8o]

I bet a piece of paper listens the best. Especially when you talk to it with a pen. I reckon it would be able to tell you everything you told it and throughout this process it'll be a whole lot of quackin'.