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Home Assistant user admits to sloppy notification debugging habit

Original: I think I'm falling into the trap, with # HomeAssistant of using persistent notifications for debugging. I think it's ki

A developer working on a Home Assistant smart home setup says they have fallen into using persistent notifications as a quick way to debug their automations, comparing it to relying on print statements when programming in Python. They acknowledge it is not best practice, but argue that since it is their own house, the shortcuts probably do not matter.

Why now: The confession touches on a relatable habit among programmers who use quick-and-dirty debugging instead of proper logging.

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• I think I'm falling into the trap, with # HomeAssistant of using persistent notifications for debugging. I think it's kind of like how I use # python print statements for debugging. It's wrong, but it's also my house, does it really matter? # programming # coding · RomanOnARiver · 1

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