That provides a professional development environment, at least. The code base for the Arduino is another frustration. Bluntly, the use of setup() and loop() with main() being hidden really bugs me.

For as popular as the Arduino platform is, it’s not without its problems. Among those is the fact that most practical debugging is often done by placing various print statements throughout th… ...

Arduino users and enthusiasts may be interested in some new tools created by the official Arduino team, to make checking your code as easy as possible.

The Debugger helps you to better understand your Arduino code, and simplifies the debugging process. However, it isn't available for all Arduino boards.

Official Arduino Example Tutorials: The Arduino computer software is loaded with tons of examples for you to use in your own code or to run through as a learning experience.