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by scott_s 5094 days ago
I rarely reach for debuggers, but when I do, they are invaluable. I tend to rely on traces, and I do not consider that "lazy." Traces give me end-to-end understanding of behavior. Usually, that's enough for me to understand what is happening in the moment. When it's not, I use debuggers to understand exactly what is going on in a moment of time. But debuggers are not good at giving me an end-to-end understanding.