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canttestthis | 2 years ago

> You can use even newer stuff like high grade visualization of the entire program execution which trivializes bug detection, performance enhancement, and system understanding.

Very interesting... what is the gdb-reverse-debugging equivalent for high grade visualizations of, for ex. cpp or python software? Something that's free, open source, generalizable

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Veserv|2 years ago

I am not aware of any zero-payment solutions. These tools cost money to invent and develop so most of them are commercial.

By GHS, developers of TimeMachine (TimeMachine created in ~2003), for C/C++: https://www.ghs.com/products/MULTI_IDE.html see “History viewer”

By the developers of rr (rr created in ~2013) for C/C++: https://pernos.co/

By former GHS employees for Python: https://functiontrace.com/

Usable FOSS time travel debugging is new enough that no follow on FOSS visualization has been developed as far as I know.