your favorite debugging tool?

[Esmail]

Ben Finney wrote:
> Esmail <ebonak at hotmail.com> writes:
> 
>> Hi Ben,
>>
>> Ben Finney wrote:
>>> Whenever a simple output statement is too cumbersome for debugging, I
>>> take it as a sign that the program is too cumbersome to follow.
>> I'll have to think about this .. though my gut says this is true :-)
> 
> Note that it's only a sign, *not* an ironclad guarantee. But it's the
> right way to bet, IME.

:-) .. I took it as a rule of thumb too .. I didn't meant to imply
anything more serious. These design guidelines help though.

Thanks,
Esmail