Re:Reverse Debugging and Other Stories
by mark_undoio on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @09:49AM
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FWIW, Undo works fine in Mac Docker - but that's only useful if you're actually targeting Linux. I presume rr could work there as well, though I've not tried it to see if the performance counters are accessible.
Videobug I had not heard of. Where's the developer experience lacking? I've just had a peek at their video but honestly have little experience of what a Java experience should look like!
Re:Reverse Debugging and Other Stories
by invalidname on Tuesday August 23, 2022 @10:33AM
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I'm guessing you're on an Intel Mac. I'm on M1.
The interface in the plugin of video bug looks like it was designed by a blind person. It's pretty problematic. The steps to follow aren't clear and had I not known how to install an agent I would have been bewildered. I can't imagine someone without deep experience in this field using a tool like that.
Re:Reverse Debugging and Other Stories
by greg_law on Wednesday August 24, 2022 @02:48AM
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We have a beta for ARM support which works in docker on M1 mac. Email [email protected] if interested.
Yes I was talking about replay.io.
I agree that these tools have huge potential. I think they have a chance to make a breakthrough. But to cross that chasm into mass market we need something that's easier to use. I had hopes for video bug too. The interface seems promising initially but the developer experience is just awful.
I agree that instrumentation is probably the way to go. Especially for VM code.