[bippihippi1]

when you write async JS code the debugger essentially adds no value over printing

[flohofwoe]

Not in my experience, async JS/TS code is perfectly fine debuggable (at least with setting a breakpoint here and there).

[bippihippi1]

the callstacks are hard to read and watching variables across context boundaries is difficult. yea you can pause the program with the debugger, but doing so doesn't give much of a picture of how the program is functioning. I've found seeing the prints from all the 'threads' gives a better sense of what's happening