> <grin> Avoid debuggers like a plague. If someone applies for a job > with us and starts talking about their proficiency in > debuggers, the interview stops right there and we keep looking.
Hi Tim, Seriously? I know that the implication is that sufficient test cases and design will ferret out bugs, but this attitude toward debuggers surprises me. Steve McConnell, author of Code Complete, makes it a point to recommend running any new code through a debugger just to force the programmer to dig though the abstractions to see what the program's actually doing at a low level. In particular, I've found a debugger invaluable in diving through old C code that I have not written. Admittedly, I don't use debuggers in Python, but I do see the value in forcing oneself to jump levels of abstraction. But maybe this approach is obsolete now and I'm just an old fuddy-duddy. *grin* _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor
