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in thread CGI simple but frustrating fault

An IDE like Komodo will get you there a lot faster than trying to debug using print statements.

Optimising for fewest key strokes only makes sense transmitting to Pluto or beyond

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Re^4: CGI simple but frustrating fault
by gsd4me (Beadle) on Mar 12, 2025 at 13:00 UTC
    I use Komodo IDE and Uniserver but I have always (in more than 40 years of software) used print statements as a help

      Setting breakpoints and inspecting the current state of any or all variables is a much more powerful tool for understanding how code is behaving than printing stuff out. Especially as you can update variable contents to test out ideas about what might be going wrong as well!

      I figured out more than 40 years ago that trying to untangle problems using print as my sole tool was like trying to do gymnastics in a straight suit.

      Optimising for fewest key strokes only makes sense transmitting to Pluto or beyond