Comment by ryjo
12 days ago
> I jump between client projects relatively often
Using debuggers makes a lot of sense in this case. If I had to switch context that frequently between relatively stable applications, it would be helpful to have a debugger framework for doing work.
`printf` statements are helpful when the error exists beneath the debugger: in the application framework itself.
> they're not always available
100% agreed. `printf` is "one tool" I can use to follow the control flow of a function call across frameworks, programming languages, and even operating systems. It's also something I can reliably assume my coworkers have in their tool belt, and thus provides a common language that even multiple different organizations can use to cross-collaborate a specific debugging session.
the longer i'm on a project, the more inclined i may be to get a debugger going, but often there's much more low hanging fruit to deal with that doesn't necessarily need a debugger to figure out.