From: Huw Collingbourne <huw@...>
Date: 2006-07-07T18:41:45+09:00
Subject: Re: debugging proposal

Max Muermann wrote:
> A few points I'd like to make on the "do we or don't we need a debugger"
> debate. These are my personal opinions and not intended to upset
> anybody:
> 
> 1. a debugger is very helpful in understanding other people's code
> (which includes frameworks like Rails). It can be valuable learning
> tool, in my opinion.

If you use Visual Studio, you may like to know that the current version 
of our Steel IDE for VS has a Ruby debugger with breakpoints, watch 
variables, locals, autos, call stack, stop-and-evaulate (in the 
integrated console), step into/step-over etc.

Currently this debugger works at the speed of the Ruby debugger (i.e. 
slow) but we shall be releasing a fast (as in *very* fast) debugger in a 
subsequent release. We shall be announcing our work on a Rails debugging 
system at a later date.

best wishes
Huw Collingbourne
http://www.sapphiresteel.com

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