# danluu/debugging-stories

A collection of debugging stories. PRs welcome (sorry for the backlog) :-)

Repository: https://github.com/danluu/debugging-stories
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/debugging-stories
Homepage: http://danluu.com/teach-debugging/
License Family: other
Topics: debugging
Last push: 2026-02-02T04:20:14+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 62/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 65, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4513, "days_push": 212, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 3842, forks 145 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:24.031152+00:00)

## What it is
A curated collection of links to debugging stories and war stories from software and hardware engineering. It serves as educational reading material illustrating real-world debugging techniques and pitfalls.

## Use cases
- find debugging war stories to learn from
- teach debugging skills to students
- read real-world examples of elusive bugs
- find inspiration for debugging techniques
- entertain engineers with classic bug stories

## When to choose
- you want curated real-world debugging case studies
- you're teaching debugging and want illustrative examples
- you enjoy reading engineering war stories

## When to avoid
- you need a debugging tool or library
- you want structured tutorials rather than linked articles

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: developer-tools, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: debugging, war-stories, curated-links, reading-list, algorithms

## Member repositories
- danluu/debugging-stories (main) score 62

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:24.031152+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T18:26:13.057918+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/danluu/debugging-stories (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:24.031152+00:00, sha 2bd7b2ed96df)
  - homepage: http://danluu.com/teach-debugging/ (fetched 2026-08-29T09:21:13.144237+00:00, sha 26cc816c9ee0)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.