Finding a solution to your programming issue

There will come a time, or many times, in a programmer’s life where they get totally stuck on an issue and cannot seem to fix a problem they have. It may be something as simple as getting a block of text or image to show up in the correct place, but no matter how big or small can be extremely frustrating.

There are a few ways in which you can try and work out what the problem is:

• If you are a confident programmer you can try and break down all the code relating to the issue and double checking it all. A simple spelling mistake can stop something working.
• Use forums to ask other programmers for advice. This can be a great way to find out how to solve an issue but dependent on how active the members on the forum are, it may take a little while to get the right reply.
• Take a break – often when you look at an issue after a break you can spot something you missed a number of times before.