Fixing issues can be a frustrating and time-consuming endeavor. It can take days to determine how to fix even minor issues, which can have a negative impact on the productivity and time of programmers.

This can be especially hard for teams that depend on quick fixes to problems to keep things running smoothly. The greater the business impact, the longer it takes to resolve a problem.

With these ChatGPT prompts, issues can be resolved quickly and efficiently. In just a few minutes, ChatGPT can find the root cause of a problem, so you can quickly fix it and get your systems back online.

This can assist in saving time, minimizing downtime, and minimizing the impact on your business operations.

Let's see the top use-cases to debugging programs and fixing issues:

Understanding the issue with the current code

Prompt:

Help me to solve the issue and write updated code. Also explain what the issue was and what you did to fix it.

Issue(optional):[explain issue]

Code:[paste your code]

Example:

Help me to solve the issue and write updated code. Also explain what the issue was and what you did to fix it.

Issue: giving wrong CAGR returns Code:

function calculateCAGR(initialValue, finalValue, numYears) {
const absoluteReturn = finalValue / initialValue;
const cagr = Math.pow(absoluteReturn, 1 / numYears);
return cagr;
} 

// Example usage:
const initialValue = 1000;
const finalValue = 2500;
const numYears = 5;
const cagr = calculateCAGR(initialValue, finalValue, numYears);
console.log(`The CAGR is: ${cagr * 100}%`);

Fix errors with technology stack

Prompt:

Tell me how to debug the code to solve the given error.

Project: [Project name/description]

Technology Stack: [Technology Stack]

Error: [Explain the error]

Example:

Tell me how to debug the code to solve the given error.

Project: eCommerce

Technology Stack: JavaScript, Node.js, Express.js Stripe, MongoDB Error: Orders get placed twice for Indian users. 

Fix error by passing error message

Prompt: I am getting the error: [Insert your error message here] Tell me how to fix it.

Example: I am getting the error: Cannot get strings. key_one because property key_one is missing in undefined [1]. [1] strings?: [string_key: string]: string. Tell me how to fix this 

Sometimes we get a logical error. We can fix the error by passing our code to ChatGPT.

Consider the following scenario: I am calculating CAGR and getting incorrect results. I will use ChatGPT to rectify this issue. 

Fix logical error

Prompt: I am working on the [Enter functionality], but my code is giving the wrong answer. Tell me what the error is. Here is my code. [Paste your code here]

Example:

I am working on the CAGR calculation functionality, but my code is giving the wrong answer. Tell me what the error is. Here is my code.

function calculateCAGR(startValue, endValue, years)
{
    const cagr = (Math.pow(endValue / startValue) - 1) * 100;
    return cagr.toFixed(2);
}

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