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		NitpickLawyer 3 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Things you can do with a debugger but not with pri... > I had a think about where I first learned to use a debugger Is this not taught anymore? I started on borland C (the blue one, dos interface) and debugging was in the curriculum, 25+ years ago. Then moving to visual studio felt natural with the same concepts, even the same shortcuts mostly.

giveita 3 months ago [–]

Nothing useful I do in my job was taught by another person in a classroom.

cluckindan 3 months ago | [–]

Clearly, you have been in the wrong classroom.

marssaxman 3 months ago | | | [–]

A good number of us were never in any classroom, when it comes to the skills we use in our careers.

giveita 3 months ago | | | [–]

Or the wrong jobs!

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