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This article goes over useful debugging technique using Eclipse:

http://www.cavdar.net/2008/09/13/5-tips-for-debugging-java-c...

- You can set breakpoint only for "Exception"

- You can set "Step Filtering" to avoid JDK standard classes (or libraries that you know won't cause the bugs)

- The Expression Evaluation also supports code-assist/code-completion

It's really tough to beat IDEs like Eclipse and IntelliJ these days with plenty contributors and strong companies behind them churning new features everyday.



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