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Re:Debuggers Suck by clarry on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @04:31AM (#21646473)
> Is this because inspecting core files also sucks, since it's a snapshot of a point in time

Yes. Something is wrong, but you can't tell how you got into that state.

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Re:Debuggers Suck by roca on Wednesday November 27, 2019 @06:09AM (#21646948)
Right.

If a core file is all you've got, then you do your best (and there are some nifty researchy tools that help with that). But if you could have a full recording instead of the core file, then of course you'd want the recording, because that dramatically increases the probability you'll be able to debug the bug (to near 100%, if the bug is in the code you've recorded).

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