100% agree, debuggers are often neglected. Chrome's debugger is one of the exceptions. Java has great debuggers too. Debuggers are about the dynamics of the pr

100% agree, debuggers are often neglected. Chrome's debugger is one of the exceptions. Java has great debuggers too. Debuggers are about the dynamics of the program... I'm thinking more about the static structure of the codebase. Tools like sourcegraph [1] address some of that. The STEPS report [2] comes to mind for other cool ideas in this direction: it is easier to navigate the code if there's less of it! 1: https://about.sourcegraph.com/ https://about.sourcegraph.com/ 2: http://www.vpri.org/pdf/tr2012001_steps.pdf http://www.vpri.org/pdf/tr2012001_steps.pdf