[NitpickLawyer]

> I had a think about where I first learned to use a debugger

Is this not taught anymore? I started on borland C (the blue one, dos interface) and debugging was in the curriculum, 25+ years ago. Then moving to visual studio felt natural with the same concepts, even the same shortcuts mostly.

[giveita]

Nothing useful I do in my job was taught by another person in a classroom.

[cluckindan]

Clearly, you have been in the wrong classroom.

[marssaxman]

A good number of us were never in any classroom, when it comes to the skills we use in our careers.

[giveita]

Or the wrong jobs!