I use the debugger fairly regularly, though for me I'm on a stack where friction is minimal. In Go w/ VS Code, you can just write a test, set your breakpoints,

I use the debugger fairly regularly, though for me I'm on a stack where friction is minimal. In Go w/ VS Code, you can just write a test, set your breakpoints, hit "debug test", and you're in there in probably less than 20 seconds. I am like you though, I don't typically resort to it immediately if I think I can figure out the problem with a quick log. And the times where I've not had access to a debugger with good UX, this tipping point can get pushed quite far out.