Dev predicts kids won't believe we once set breakpoints to debug code
eherrerosj · x · 2026-10-09
A developer predicts that in a few years he'll have to explain to his son that debugging once meant manually setting breakpoints, pausing execution, and inspecting variables one by one — and the kid will ask, "Wait, the computer couldn't just tell you?" A neat snapshot of how AI coding assistants are rapidly rewriting fundamental software engineering workflows.
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