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> do those who work in compiled languages make more heavy use of debuggers? I work in both quite a bit. I actually think I end up using a debugger more in e.g.
by seneca 6y ago
> do those who work in compiled languages make more heavy use of debuggers?
I work in both quite a bit. I actually think I end up using a debugger more in e.g. Python because I'm more often asking questions like "what is the type of the thing being passed here", which is not a thing I need to seek out in something like Go.
That said, I think it's more a style difference than anything. I use debuggers in both compiled and noncompiled languages when I need a deeper look, and I'd guess people who don't use debuggers in scripting languages wouldn't use them in compiled languages. Probably also has to do with the ecosystem and how easy/effective debuggers are.