# Julia debugging is extremely slow

**URL:** https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-debugging-is-extremely-slow/135839
**Category:** New to Julia
**Tags:** debug
**Created:** [February 25, 2026, 1:25pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-debugging-is-extremely-slow/135839 "2026-02-25T13:25:33Z")
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### Author: ![madppiper](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/julialang/user_avatar/discourse.julialang.org/madppiper/32/220029_2.png) [@madppiper](https://discourse.julialang.org/u/madppiper)
#### Post date: [February 27, 2026, 11:41pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/julia-debugging-is-extremely-slow/135839/62 "2026-02-27T23:41:42Z")

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@tue: I just released a new release that addresses many of your concerns and feature wishes. You can now make it pause on error. Run multiline scripts while in debug mode etc. Step into also works now. I also fixed various other overlapping issues, so the experience is much nicer. Would love your feedback 🙂

> [@New: Julia for JetBrains IDEs (Flexible Julia)](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/new-julia-for-jetbrains-ides-flexible-julia/134658/159):
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> New Release: Flexible Julia 2026.9.2 New Features: Julia Profiler: CPU sampling profiler with flame graph, call tree, and method list views Step Into (F7): Now works properly (warning: not in compiled mode), F8/F9 stepping is silent, stale variables no longer leak Extended Debug Commands: nc, se, si, sg, u \<line\>, o Break on Error: Debugger pauses at throw site on uncaught exceptions for full stack/variable inspection (#72) Debug Console REPL: Evaluate expressions interactively during debuggi…

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