The "Debug Like Sherlock" prompt: rank 5 root causes before fixing any bug
JafarNajafov · x · 2026-09-29
A viral debugging prompt: before fixing a bug, have the AI list 5 ranked root-cause hypotheses, what evidence would confirm each, what to log or print to verify, which code assumptions may be wrong, and the minimal test to isolate the issue — then fix it together.
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