A friend just said that "Coding is 90% knowing the theory, and 10% knowing/googling the syntax for a particular language."
Do you agree?

Where is the percentage for debugging I spend most of my time doing that

I believe it's a bit more complex than a 90/10 split.

50% knowing how to solve the problem, 40% debugging after and 10% coding. In a few months 100% on how to make it faster.

@harleywewax that's what I thought as well. But I wanted you guys' opinions

@zerocool from my experience that's about right xD

we've been taught that the actual writing of the code is not what makes a good programmer, I guess its the schools job to take the fun from everything

@Minzkraut they're right.

For some people it's the other way around...

@zerocool 100% reason to remember the name

I'd say the percentages are reversed

well what part of haskell is fp theory and what is syntax? there is no clear separation between the two, but in general I'd say the theory is a lot more important, especially if you want to build SOLID stuff.
But if you're talking about hello world stuff or funny little apps to impress your friends, then the percentages are indeed inverted :D

Whatever gets the job done right. Do you.

@alectronic how does even work? 110%

@tisaconundrum 110% isn't even enough, the PM wants 120%