Learn Docker - Fundamentals of Docker 19.x - Second Edition

Line-by-line code debugging inside a container

Before we dive into this section about the line-by-line debugging of code running inside a container, let me make a disclaimer. What you will learn here should usually be your last resort, if nothing else works. Ideally, when following a test-driven approach when developing your application, the code is mostly guaranteed to work due to the fact that you have written unit and integration tests for it and run them against your code, which also runs in a container. Alternatively, if unit or integration tests don't provide you with enough insight and you really need to debug your code line by line, you can do so having your code running directly on your host, thus leveraging the support of development ...