I do both. Almost all the inflection points you would want to print to debug, it should really be a debug log level statement that stays in the code. If you're

I do both. Almost all the inflection points you would want to print to debug, it should really be a debug log level statement that stays in the code. If you're writing a lot of these you might want to simplify the code. Otherwise yes use a debugger, but question why you're having to debug in the first place. Improve the code quality while you're at it instead of just fixing the bugs. This is probably going to sound weird, but debugging feels a lot like washing dishes to me. Do more with less and avoid toil.