Coding with Lewis

Debuggers built into code editors and IDEs offer a more efficient alternative to print statements and console logs. By setting breakpoints, developers can pause code execution, inspect variables and state, and step through code line-by-line without manual logging. These tools are available across languages and editors, including terminal-based options, yet remain underutilized despite their effectiveness.

Why aren’t developers using this!?

People who prefer debuggers are likely those with a background in statically typed languages. For most cases, console.log is enough.

Personally, I use both. If I want to get a quick “was var x set as I expected?” then I use print. However, if I’m trying to figure out why something is way off or not behaving like I expect, I use the debugger.

Yep you don’t need the debugger until you NEED the debugger 🤣
It can be a lifesaver sometimes, especially if you want to see the actual value of a var when its in use.

I use debugger all the time but why use the IDE ones
Browsers have much better debuggers ^^&quot;