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_pdp_last Tuesday at 7:15 PM1 replyview on HN

interesting but ... why not debug the actual code that is invoking the API.. like break point at the right place, edit state, step over, resume... it seems that the toolchain is a lot more mature and it will fit right into the specific programming environment that is targeted


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suprjamilast Tuesday at 8:08 PM

Because this is way easier. It's effectively a printf debugger and editor you can just slot in the middle of the data stream.

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