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54  <section class="facts-group"><h2>The basics</h2><div class="facts"><article class="fact"><h3>What does debugging mean?</h3><p class="fact-a"><span>Answer</span><b>Finding and fixing errors in code</b></p><p>Debugging is the process of locating the cause of a problem in code and correcting it.</p></article><article class="fact"><h3>What is open-source software?</h3><p class="fact-a"><span>Answer</span><b>Software whose source code is openly shared for anyone to use and change</b></p><p>Open-source licenses let anyone view, use, modify and share the code under set terms.</p></article></div></section><section class="facts-group"><h2>Going deeper</h2><div class="facts"><article class="fact"><h3>In Git, what is a commit?</h3><p class="fact-a"><span>Answer</span><b>A saved snapshot of changes in the repository</b></p><p>Each commit records a set of changes with a message, author and unique ID.</p></article><article class="fact"><h3>What is a pull request?</h3><p class="fact-a"><span>Answer</span><b>A proposal to merge code changes, usually with review</b></p><p>Pull requests let teammates review and discuss changes before they are merged.</p></article><article class="fact"><h3>What is refactoring?</h3><p class="fact-a"><span>Answer</span><b>Restructuring code without changing its external behavior</b></p><p>Refactoring improves readability and structure while the program does the same thing.</p></article></div></section><section class="facts-group"><h2>Expert level</h2><div class="facts"><article class="fact"><h3>What is rubber duck debugging?</h3><p class="fact-a"><span>Answer</span><b>Explaining your code line by line to an object to find the problem</b></p><p>Talking through code out loud, even to a toy duck, often reveals the mistake.</p></article><article class="fact"><h3>In 1947, operators of which computer taped a real moth into their logbook as the &#39;first actual case of bug being found&#39;?</h3><p class="fact-a"><span>Answer</span><b>Harvard Mark II</b></p><p>A moth stuck in a relay of the Harvard Mark II was taped into its log, a famous moment in the history of the word bug.</p></article></div></section>
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