How to find the perfect solution

Let’s say you have a huge programming problem to solve. This is one of the approaches I’ve found to work.

• You spend hours scouring Google, StackOverflow and some obscure tutorials
• You try tons of approaches, none of which work
• PANIC
• Defeated, you try to explain it to a colleague in search for help
• You suddenly find the perfect solution while you explain the problem to your colleague
• You go back to your desk and solve your problem

I’ve found solutions to my problems this way more times than I’d like to admit.