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Debuggers are for when you hit a problem with your code. Logs are for when someone else hits a problem with your code.
Nah,
debug("Reached line 12");
is always acceptable. Using a formal debugger is a matter of personal preference - but everyone needs to be familiar with it at at least a surface level for whenever a coredump comes in.