One thing this quote doesn't touch is that speed of fixing the bug isn't the only variable. The learning along the way is at least as important, if not more so.

One thing this quote doesn't touch is that speed of fixing the bug isn't the only variable. The learning along the way is at least as important, if not more so. Reading and understanding the code serves the developer better long term if they are regularly working on it. On the other hand debuggers really shine when jumping into a project to help out and don't have or need a good understanding of the code base.