Debugging with pry and byebug in Ruby - Interactive Code Practice

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to start a debugging session using pry.

Ruby

require 'pry'

x = 10
binding.[1]
puts x

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Astart

Bdebug

Cpry

Dsession

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'binding.start' instead of 'binding.pry'.

Forgetting to require 'pry' at the top.

To start a debugging session with pry, use binding.pry.

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medium

Complete the code to start a debugging session using byebug.

Ruby

require 'byebug'

x = 5
[1]
puts x

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Adebugger

Bbinding.byebug

Cstart_debug

Dbyebug

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using 'binding.byebug' which is not correct syntax.

Forgetting to require 'byebug' at the top.

To start a debugging session with byebug, just call byebug where you want to pause.

3fill in blank

hard

Fix the error in the code to correctly start a pry debugging session.

Ruby

require 'pry'

x = 7
binding.[1]()
puts x

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Apry

Bstart

Cdebug

Dsession

Attempts:

3 left

💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using parentheses with a wrong method name.

Using 'binding.debug' which does not exist.

The correct method to call is binding.pry. It can be called with or without parentheses.

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hard

Fill both blanks to start a byebug session and assign a variable.

Ruby

require 'byebug'

[1] = 20
[2]
puts value

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Avalue

Bbyebug

Cval

Ddebugger

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Using 'value' as variable but printing 'val'.

Calling 'debugger' instead of 'byebug'.

Assign the number 20 to val and call byebug to start debugging.

5fill in blank

hard

Fill all three blanks to start a pry session, assign a variable, and print it.

Ruby

require 'pry'

[1] = 15
binding.[2]
puts [3]

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Anum

Bpry

Dvalue

Attempts:

3 left

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Common Mistakes

Mismatch between variable name and printed variable.

Using wrong method name after binding.

Assign 15 to num, start pry with binding.pry, and print num.