Improving Print-Based Debugging Techniques for Developers
By
Bogdanp
Sesame, salt, and substance. A flagship bake.
Summary
The article discusses the challenges of print-based debugging, particularly the issue of spammy output, and explores ways to improve this method while incorporating the use of a debugger. It highlights the need for better filtering and sorting of debug output, especially in loops or complex data structures.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledOne big problem with using print debugging is spammy output.
If I am running something in a loop, and only one iteration of the loop has anything interesting, I still need to filter and sort through every iteration's output.
I wanted to explore some tricks to improve print-based debugging, and also incorporate the debugger more.
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