Subj : Re: Not debugging?
To   : comp.programming,comp.lang.java.programmer,comp.lang.lisp
From : Chris Sonnack
Date : Thu Aug 25 2005 10:52 am

CBFalconer writes:

>> working with an IDE debugger beats analysing a binary (i.e. hex
>> or octal) core dump
> 
> I can't really remember when I last used a debugger.  Judicious
> printf statements, or the equivalent, have handled everything for
> me for years.

And any programmer who can't do it that way isn't worth his salt.

But using an interactive debugger--when you do need to debug--is
so much easier, faster and,... well, more fun.

And, as Patricia wrote, it lets you poke around and investigate
things--that can be very helpful.

My bottom line is that you NEED to know how to do it the basic way,
and you need to be comfortable doing that, but given access to
advanced tools, there's no reason not to use'm.

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