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To me the biggest advantage Python has is the debugging capabilities. Especially combined with PyCharm, ad-hoc interpreter to check things while the execution i

To me the biggest advantage Python has is the debugging capabilities. Especially combined with PyCharm, ad-hoc interpreter to check things while the execution is at a breakpoint – this is just like cheating. It is too good. I am not an expert software developer and haven't developed anything that needs to be fast, but for my needs, Python is really awesome. That said, I want to learn Go properly.

bloblaw 4y ago
Go debugging is nearly the exact same experience as Python. GoLand (from JetBrains ... same folks that make Pycharm) or VSCode with delve debugger work flawlessly. I don't think there is any difference between Go and Python when it comes to debugging. Support for both is widespread and high-quality.
- haihaibye 4y ago
  The post you replied to mentioned an interpreter. Does Go provide an interactive REPL?
  - radicalbyte 4y ago
    You don't really need a REPL with an IDE, you have excellent auto-complete which shows you the API (which is what I use the Python REPL for) and are unless you're writing pure framework code (or mapping etc - in which case integration testing gives more bang for the buck) then you're probably writing unit tests. I use a continuous test runner for those as the feedback is amazing.
    - haihaibye 4y ago
      API autocomplete and unit tests are not a replacement for a debugger, it's a separate use case. Being able to evaluate code while in the middle of a breakpoint is extremely useful. You don't need to say it doesn't matter. Your language has features Python doesn't have, there can be tradeoffs
  - bloblaw 4y ago
    Not natively, but there is a community developed one called gore: https://github.com/x-motemen/gore https://github.com/x-motemen/gore
hardware2win 4y ago
In c# you can edit code at fly when debugging, jumping between lines, evaluate expr and more like conditional breakpoints
kaba0 4y ago
Not sure about C#, but Java has a similarly good debugging story.

bloblaw 4y ago

Go debugging is nearly the exact same experience as Python. GoLand (from JetBrains ... same folks that make Pycharm) or VSCode with delve debugger work flawlessly. I don't think there is any difference between Go and Python when it comes to debugging. Support for both is widespread and high-quality.

haihaibye 4y ago
The post you replied to mentioned an interpreter. Does Go provide an interactive REPL?
- radicalbyte 4y ago
  You don't really need a REPL with an IDE, you have excellent auto-complete which shows you the API (which is what I use the Python REPL for) and are unless you're writing pure framework code (or mapping etc - in which case integration testing gives more bang for the buck) then you're probably writing unit tests. I use a continuous test runner for those as the feedback is amazing.
  - haihaibye 4y ago
    API autocomplete and unit tests are not a replacement for a debugger, it's a separate use case. Being able to evaluate code while in the middle of a breakpoint is extremely useful. You don't need to say it doesn't matter. Your language has features Python doesn't have, there can be tradeoffs
- bloblaw 4y ago
  Not natively, but there is a community developed one called gore: https://github.com/x-motemen/gore https://github.com/x-motemen/gore

hardware2win 4y ago

In c# you can edit code at fly when debugging, jumping between lines, evaluate expr and more like conditional breakpoints

kaba0 4y ago

Not sure about C#, but Java has a similarly good debugging story.