+ Strategies section
Summary: Pull Request resolved:
@@ -3,7 +3,24 @@ id: relay-debugging
title: Debugging
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-When problems arise developers would need an insight into Relay's store. Relay provides a couple of tools to inspect the store and its records.
+If you're new to Relay, we provide some basic debugging strategies that should serve to help you clarify key concepts as you build your app. Alternatively, Relay provides a couple of tools to inspect the store and its records.
+
+## Strategies
+
+**Given:** You've properly setup your schema on the backend and React on the frontend. You've read through the documents but can't seem to identify what's wrong with your code. You've even done a number of searches but can't find the answer you're looking for.
+
+**A few questions to ask yourself:**
+* _Is my [compilation](https://facebook.github.io/relay/docs/en/installation-and-setup.html#set-up-relay-compiler) up-to-date?_
+* _Is my query valid?_ You can test this on your GraphiQL endpoint.
+
+**If so:**
+1. Put your entire query at the top-level (your `QueryRenderer`) and comment out all fragment containers. Pass the data through your component hierarchy down to the components that were using fragments.
+2. If your app isn't rendering properly, use `console.log(props);` for every component to see the props you are actually passing.
+3. Once your app is rendering, uncomment the deepest fragment container and add that fragment back to your top-level query. Everything should still render. If not, use `console.log(props);` again.
+4. Continue uncommenting fragments and confirming that your app renders until your top-level query is as desired.
+5. If this still fails, come back to your code later and try debugging with a fresh mind. Additionally, you can [post an issue](https://github.com/facebook/relay/issues/new) and someone should get back to you hopefully within a few days.
+
+## Tools
Relay DevTools is tool designed to help developers inspect their Relay state and understand how store changes overtime. Relay DevTools ships in two ways:
