in reply to Re^4: CGI simple but frustrating fault
in thread CGI simple but frustrating fault

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