Pair Debugging

Definitions

1. A debugging practice where two people investigate a problem together, combining context, observation, and reasoning in real time. It often works well for tricky failures because one person drives while the other spots assumptions, patterns, or missing evidence.

   In plain English: Two people working together to track down and understand a bug.

   Example: "The memory leak only made sense once we did pair debugging and traced the lifecycle together."

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