vscode-debug-visualizer
Dev tools
debugger extension
SHOW HN2020
How HN took it
14 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 2 critical, out of 27 comments about the project. Thread score +0.46.
Idea: 10 for, 0 againstDesign: 0 for, 2 againstExecution: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Useful for visualizing nested or complex data while debugging
From 3 comments
Not sure how often I'll use this in day-to-day coding. Just don't find myself encountering that many of these types of issues on a daily basis. However, I am 100% for sure going…
kevsim on HNThis looks extremely helpful for when one is digging deep into nested structures, I'm definitely going to have to give it a go. Looking forward to the C# support too.
mrkwse on HNI'm a bit late to the party here, but I need to say that posts like this are why I keep coming back to hacker news. Automatic visualization of data is such a powerful and…
MikeSchurman on HN
Good for teaching data structures
From 1 comment
Wow, this seems like a great tool to help teach basic data structures. I'll be excited to try this out with my son.
tcgarvin on HN
Objections
Animation and force-directed layout can be distracting and slow stepping
From 2 comments
Great, but I feel those eye candies with e.g. growing and reshaping lists will get old fast. What would be more useful for work in the long run is a rather tacit - not…
avmich on HNI built one of these things when working on a very complex graph algorithm a few years ago. It took a month, but without it I wouldn't have been able to spot my bug. I am glad…
sterlind on HN
Requests
Support for more languages such as Ruby, C#, PowerShell
From 4 comments
This is amazing !! So much better than looking variable in the watch. Please add ruby support to this
shadykiller on HNInteresting to see that decent-sized list of languages without Ruby in it. Is there some technical limitation preventing ruby support?
dchuk on HNPowershell support would be nice.
frabbit on HNThis looks extremely helpful for when one is digging deep into nested structures, I'm definitely going to have to give it a go. Looking forward to the C# support too.
mrkwse on HN
Standalone version outside VS Code
From 1 comment
Here's my modest plea to authors of extensions like this: please consider creating a "standalone" version, too. The AST viewer in the GIF is a good example of a tool that doesn't…
cxr on HN
Questions
How to install in VSCodium
From 1 comment
I am using vscodium instead of vscode so the "Install" link on the marketplace page doesn't work and searching for the extension doesn't show it. Any ideas on how I can install…
JamesUtah07 on HN
Alternatives named
DDD debugger
From 1 comment
This reminds me a bit of `ddd` [0] which has been around ~forever. It really helped me visualize some object relationships in ThoughtTreasure [1] back in school. A main…
philsnow on HN
Glamorous Toolkit
From 1 comment
Can't wait to try this! Also see Glamorous Toolkit [0] where visualization is a core part of the development process. [0] https://gtoolkit.com
AriaMinaei on HN
Quokka VS Code extension
From 1 comment
It's not coming close, but a step towards light table: https://github.com/hediet/vscode-realtime-debugging Also, there is…
Gehinnn on HN