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Notes from the pond
Essays on debugging, developer experience, and asking better questions.
June 28, 2026 · 6 min
The Duck Method: A field guide to thinking out loud
Why articulating beats searching, and how to make rubber-duck debugging a team practice.
by Magnon Isevel
April 2, 2026 · 5 min
Stop writing comments. Start writing quacks.
Inline rationale belongs in a place future-you will actually read. Hint: not the file.
by Magnon Isevel
March 22, 2026 · 5 min
Introducing Quackstack 3.0 — multi-duck collaboration
Two ducks are better than one. Three is a quorum. Here's how shared quack threads work.
by Magnon Isevel
March 5, 2026 · 6 min
The economics of debugging
Engineers spend 35% of their time debugging. What would happen if that dropped by half?
by Magnon Isevel