Ask HN: Created a PHP Debugger. Would you use it?

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14 years ago

For the past months I have been working on what's going to be a stand-alone PHP xdebug debugger app, the first one to actually implement pretty much all the features that an IDE debugger has but without the heavy resources usage, and actually fun to use.

Here's a screenshot of the work so far: http://imgur.com/hP9pF bare in mind that this is still a work in progress and I have yet to finish some features and interface design.

What it currently does:

- You can use it by just enter "xdebug_break()" in your code. It will automatically get your source code and stack, and u are ready to go.

- OR you can just Set/remove breakpoints like a regular debugger

- Change variables at runtime

- Eval

- File map to your local folders in case you don't want it to download the remote source code

- Editor with themes

So what do you think guys ? Is this something you would like to use instead of an IDE debugger ? I know this is just a screenshot but it's no ready for sale yet.

I'm expecting to have RC by the end of the month, with a new polished layout (working on it atm) and bug free.

I also need some beta testers in case anyone is interested. I will offer a free license when V1 is released to anyone who helped me out.

You can contact me @: henrique [at] 3heap.com

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