Using Rails debugger/rdbg with VS Code

Until recently, I was dropping debugger statements in my code and interacting with them via the terminal (like a filthy peasant 😭).That was starting to irk me! Particularly at work, I found that with both a sidekiq: and web: process running locally, it was tricky to debug properly since I'd have a bunch of sidekiq: logs flying by while I was trying to investigate the web: process.What if there was a better way? A way to connect directly to a debugger from within VS Code? Luckily, there is! Enter the VSCode rdbg Ruby Debugger extension — it's great and surprisingly easy to set up.By the end of this article, you're going to have that extension installed and connecting directly to debugger instances in your Ruby on Rails code within VS Code. I'll also show you how to use the rdbg VS Code extension to debug RSpec specs. Let's dive in!.