From: "M. Edward (Ed) Borasky" <znmeb@...>
Date: 2006-04-18T23:51:43+09:00
Subject: Re: Newbie's Ruby IDE Editor Roundup, April 2006

I've been programming on Unix variants for 20 years and Linux for five 
years and I don't even know *how* to use the debugger! The last time I 
actually used a debugger of any mind was, if memory serves me correctly, 
in the late 1970s on a Xerox OS.

Actually, I don't write unit tests either ... but that is something I 
intend to change now that I have a language and environment that 
supports them. :)

Michael Greenly wrote:
> James Moore wrote:
>   
>> I'm confused as to why people think there's some sort of conflict 
>> between
>> using a debugger and unit testing.  Those tests don't write themselves
>> bug-free on pass one; having a debugger would be very useful when you're
>> figuring out why they're failing.
>>
>> I'd agree that the debugger comes out of the toolbox less frequently, 
>> but
>> it's still there and it's still useful.
>>
>>  - James
>>     
>
> Reading this I just realied I haven't fired up a debugger in well over a 
> year =/
>
>   

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M. Edward (Ed) Borasky

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