Yohann Mansiaux steps through the code:
We are going to see how to use these functions in VSCode, as well as introducing “breakpoints”. Breakpoints are markers that you can set in your code to pause execution at a specific line. This allows you to inspect the state of your code at that point and step through it line by line. They are very close to the
browser()
function. They can also be used in RStudio IDE, but I have to admit that I never used them.
Read on to see how VSCode fills the need when it comes to debugging code. H/T R-Bloggers.