Junior — Middle
What methods do you usually use for debugging program code?
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Answer from AI
To debug Flutter applications, I usually use the following methods:
- Flutter DevTools — an integrated set of tools with profiling, widget inspection, log viewing, and tracing capabilities.
- Debugger in IDE (Android Studio, VS Code) — setting breakpoints, stepping through code, and inspecting variable values.
- Logging — adding console output using
print()ordebugPrint()to track execution flow and values. - Hot reload — quickly testing UI changes without restarting the entire app.
- Using assert and state checks — to identify incorrect states during development.
Example of using the debugger in VS Code:
void main() {
int a = 5;
int b = 0;
int c = a ~/ b; // You can set a breakpoint here to debug division
print(c);
}