Re:The State of Linux Debuggers
by kdtop on Sunday December 13, 2020 @08:47PM
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I feel this review is overly harsh. I felt the author was showing that many of the packages were not intuitive and were often buggy. He was showing me what I could expect when I might try them. When one expects one's users to RTFM, they've already lost.
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> When one expects one's users to RTFM, they've already lost.
A debugger is a somewhat advanced tool, studying the documentation is absolutely required. It's a CNC machine, not a screwdriver.
(Agreed that gdb could use better documentation.)
That's possibly fair---I am by nature sometimes overly brusque. But I will say that debugging on Linux is hardly a neophyte's realm. Even properly using the debugger in purposefully less obtuse interfaces like Visual Studio is non-trivial and generally requires the assistance of walkthroughs, manuals, and colleagues/instructors.