[redthrow]

Another master programmer Linus Torvalds seems to have the opposite attitude though

https://lwn.net/2000/0914/a/lt-debugger.php3

Wonder if there's a difference in average attitude between people who do creative stuff (e.g. games) vs people who do infrastructure type stuff (e.g. Linux kernel)

[labrador]

Yes, but of the two, which one would you say is happier? Some people like doing it the hard way because they think a bit of suffering is good for you.

[al_mandi]

Furthermore, Carmack mentions that this aversion to debuggers stems from the Linux bias.