[ballenf]

Ironically, I think you've left out some nuance to the author's position:

> ... and I almost never use a debugger.

Even if he can't recall the last time he used it, he keeps the tool in his toolbox.

His article was quite inflammatory however and it's easy to see how someone who relies on a debugger would feel attacked and insulted.

I look around my team and I see some turning to debuggers first and others to outputting at key points. I see zero correlation to effectiveness or efficiency.