Debugging can lead engineers into the dark corners of a codebase, giving them time to gain a deep understanding of some section of code, but this vital information — the bug and the fix — often stays in the brain of the engineer who worked on the issue.
What happens if a similar bug appears in the future? Do you task another engineer with shipping a fix or is it best to pull the original engineer away from their existing work? In this blog, we’ll dive into best practices for sharing knowledge within the engineering organization for startups.