Pro tip when you start a new project or get handed one: start by "wasting" time setting up a good debugging environment. So you can set a break point, click one button and BOOM, you're there.
Whatever time you "waste" on that will pay you dividends on a daily basis for every single day you work on that project. Both in the form of productivity and happiness (it's a form of self-care too!)
time spent sharpening your axe and all that jazz... totally agreed. that is one of the reasons why maybe Emacs has that kind of appeal. you can mold it to your way of functioning. which is ofcourse quite a fun activity in and of itself.
Looks like a very reasonable guide for Python software debugging.
Reversal computing/time reversal computing is missing, but probably Python programs are not that complex or long-running to use that.
Does Python without GIL have validator/sanitizers, scheduling and recording for non-determinism capabilities? If yes, then either Python is lacking or these methods are also missing.
As someone who is self taught at debugging, knows my way around an interactive debugger very well but could undoubtedly be better (with a good roi on investment) this is of significant value!
I would suggest spelling out the purpose of the book - is it about /using/ debuggers or /writing/ one? The first paragraph implies the first, but the 100 lines of python or 10k lines of C implies the latter.
Also, on ios16, the top menu is unclosable - once it’s open the only apparent way to collapse it is to pick an option or refresh the page. Edit: the sections under news such as the title and paragraph for ‘the debugging book’ jan 14 2025 are white text on a white bg also.
Pro tip when you start a new project or get handed one: start by "wasting" time setting up a good debugging environment. So you can set a break point, click one button and BOOM, you're there.
Whatever time you "waste" on that will pay you dividends on a daily basis for every single day you work on that project. Both in the form of productivity and happiness (it's a form of self-care too!)
In dark mode, the text towards the bottom of the page renders as white on white ...
Does Python without GIL have validator/sanitizers, scheduling and recording for non-determinism capabilities? If yes, then either Python is lacking or these methods are also missing.
I would suggest spelling out the purpose of the book - is it about /using/ debuggers or /writing/ one? The first paragraph implies the first, but the 100 lines of python or 10k lines of C implies the latter.
Also, on ios16, the top menu is unclosable - once it’s open the only apparent way to collapse it is to pick an option or refresh the page. Edit: the sections under news such as the title and paragraph for ‘the debugging book’ jan 14 2025 are white text on a white bg also.
I’m looking forward to reading this book though!