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Re:Show HN: I rebuilt the only parts of my IDE I use, in Rus... by smt88 on Monday June 22, 2026 @01:43PM (#48633334)
> Just wait for the moment you need to write code for an embedded platform that doesn't have a debugging mechanism.

Very close to 0% of programmers on this site are doing this. The vast majority are writing JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, or some other high-level language and targeting web platforms.

> But nowadays I seldomly use the debugger, if at all.

That might be fine for you and your use cases, but it's not fine for CRUD app developers who are essentially passing and mutating data around databases and state machines.

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Re:Show HN: I rebuilt the only parts of my IDE I use, in Rus... by kyle-ssg on Monday June 22, 2026 @03:20PM (#48634779)
>That might be fine for you and your use cases, but it's not fine for CRUD app developers who are essentially passing and mutating data around databases and state machines.

I've done a mixed bag of these, but yep ultimately mainly just CRUD now days and yep that's all we're doing. It's what a lot of us are doing!

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