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by mvuksano 541 days ago
> For those who use debuggers regularly, would you be willing to share how you learned to use them or any tips and resources that helped you?

I use debuggers a lot. I learnt the most when I implemented my own toy debugger. Everything made a lot more sense afterwards. It also made me realize that debuggers give you only a limited view of what is really going on in a CPU. If you want to truly understand how a program is executed on a CPU you'll need to learn a lot more about CPUs and likely about the specific CPU you work with.
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ghxst 541 days ago
That's a cool idea and I think a fair argument. I learned a lot from watching Ben Eater on YouTube, he manages to explain (and demonstrate!) how CPUs and many other components work really well.

Out of curiosity, what language did you write your toy debugger in?

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