In something like VSCode (/any other IDE) you can just hit a keybinding or click the little button just to the left of the line to add a breakpoint; all the run

In something like VSCode (/any other IDE) you can just hit a keybinding or click the little button just to the left of the line to add a breakpoint; all the runtime info is shown in the sidebar and the debug console is shown where your terminal normally is; and the process to run is often the same as the process to debug. So context switching isn't as big of a deal. But still, print statements definitely have their place. (Disclaimer: I work on VSCode)