The gist of it is that one should obtain a rubber duck, and use it when your code isn't working – and you don't know why. Explain to the duck what your code is supposed to do, and then "go into detail ...

In Tompkins County, rubber duckies are not only bathtub toys. On Sunday afternoon, the waters of Cascadilla Creek were filled with thousands of rubber ducks as part of the Seventh Annual 4-H Duck Race ...