On Fri, 19 Dec 2014 10:47:27 +0000 Sergei Nosov via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote:
> In the "debugger" case, Manu's point is that it's unusable. And > Walter's implied point is "debuggers aren't that useful anyway, > so why it was a showstopper?". > > My personal observation is that "excellent programmers" share the > Walter's point on debuggers - they practically don't use it. And > the uselessness is so obvious, that there's nothing even to talk > about. At the same time, "good programmers" use it extensively, > especially on Windows. It is so useful to them, that there's > nothing even to talk about! one of the things one can do if he is in corresponding position is to ban debuggers. i found that after month or two people start producing better code with better documentation and "control knobs". and surprisingly faster. debugger is just a kind of bad habit, and when people faced the fact that they will not be payed for work simulation (and why should we?), they either go or becomes more productive.
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