14 General Advice

14.1 Debugging Tips

Make extensive use of Elements to see what’s being added to the DOM.
Make extensive use of Console to check the values of variables and/or test code.
Pay attention to errors in the Console.
Use console.log() esp. in functions
Post Minimal Working Examples on Ed Discussion in Canvas. See:

“How to create a Minimal, Complete, and Verifiable example”

(But don’t worry if it’s not perfect, we’re not going to judge.)
Use a text editor that helps you identify unmatched () {} [].

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