I think you're missing the fact that you can use all of those same techniques in languages without all the noise. You can also use a plain old editor with such

I think you're missing the fact that you can use all of those same techniques in languages without all the noise. You can also use a plain old editor with such languages (which can be handy if debugging/writing code on a headless server). And, some languages make writing most of that sort of bug nigh impossible to begin with.