Omniscient Debugger
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The Omniscient Debugger, or ODB for short, is a Java programming language
debugger
which lets users step backwards in time. It allows this by keeping track of all changes to objects and variables made as a program runs. It is free open source
software, released under the GPL license.
Java (programming language)
Java is a programming language originally developed by James Gosling at Sun Microsystems and released in 1995 as a core component of Sun Microsystems' Java platform. The language derives much of its syntax from C and C++ but has a simpler object model and fewer low-level facilities...
debugger
Debugger
A debugger or debugging tool is a computer program that is used to test and debug other programs . The code to be examined might alternatively be running on an instruction set simulator , a technique that allows great power in its ability to halt when specific conditions are encountered but which...
which lets users step backwards in time. It allows this by keeping track of all changes to objects and variables made as a program runs. It is free open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
software, released under the GPL license.
External links
- ODB home page
- Debugging Backwards in Time video, hosted by Google Video
- Dr. Dobb's Journal article about ODB