Towards a moldable debugger

Authors:
Andrei Chiş;Oscar Nierstrasz;Tudor Gîrba
Affiliations:
University of Bern, Switzerland;University of Bern, Switzerland;CompuGroup Medical, Schweiz AG
Venue:
Proceedings of the 7th Workshop on Dynamic Languages and Applications
Year:
2013

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Abstract

The debugger is an essential tool in any programming environment, as it helps developers understand the dynamic behaviour of software systems. However, traditional debuggers fail in answering domain-specific questions, as the semantics of what they show and do are fixed. In this paper we introduce our work towards a moldable debugger which, unlike traditional debuggers, both adapts itself and can be adapted to a particular debugging context. Thus, it allows developers to answer their questions by using concepts from their own application domains.