Structured debugging methodology that mandates root cause investigation before attempting any fixes. Four-phase process: root cause investigation, pattern analysis, hypothesis testing, and implementation with mandatory test cases Requires completing Phase 1 (evidence gathering, error analysis, data flow tracing) before proposing any fixes; blocks symptom-based patching Includes diagnostic instrumentation guidance for multi-component systems and backward call-stack tracing techniques to isolate failure points Enforces stopping and questioning architecture after three failed fix attempts, treating repeated failures as a sign of fundamental design problems rather than implementation issues
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