How do you get to the root cause of the problem?

Question

Often happens in programming that you see stuck. Reason: problem definition.
I would like to know how you guys try approaching the problem definition and try achieving best solution.

Answer 1

Debugging is not an easy task, the error usually give you an idea if not the exact issue, and from there you debug, usually with "break points" or simple "prints" to determine around where is the issue. There are tones of documentations and forums where you can find people with similar issues and ideas of solutions. The root of a problem usually is in the design, cause there are environmental (dependencies) roadblocks not considered, and our own limitations. That's my honest answer.