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I would assert that it is pure folly to attempt to build a non-trivial application in a compiled language without the assistance of a competent debugger. You si

I would assert that it is pure folly to attempt to build a non-trivial application in a compiled language without the assistance of a competent debugger. You simply cannot iterate quickly enough through the debugging loop of "Form theory" -> "Test theory" if you have to wait a minute for a build to complete each time. Unit tests help, but will never get you all the way there (good luck tracking down a leak with unit tests).

nickik 16y ago
the repl is your friend even in compiled languages like haskell.
- Devilboy 16y ago
  A proper REPL can do a lot of the same stuff you'd use a debugger for, and a whole lot more. With a nice REPL you'll do just fine without a debugger.
  - arethuza 16y ago
    Why not use a REPL and a good debugger? It's a nice combination.
enneff 16y ago
I consider myself a "competent debugger". ;-) But more seriously: one of Go's selling points is fast compilation times. Even for large projects compilation is mostly I/O bound, which typically means sub-second compiles.