Top 3 C++ Pdb Projects

blink

1 1,031 5.2 C++

A tool which allows you to edit source code of any MSVC C++ project live at runtime (by crosire)

Project mention: A Modern C Development Environment | news.ycombinator.com | 2023-08-10

> 9. The debugger can modify a variable while the program is running.
> 11. The debugger can modify a function while the program is running (any new calls are done to that function).
Another words: hot code reloading / swapping [1].
And I would add:
> You record a failure once, then debug the recording, deterministically, as many times as you want. The same execution is replayed every time. [2]
[1] e.g. https://github.com/ddovod/jet-live, https://github.com/crosire/blink, https://github.com/ziglang/zig/issues/68

ChatDBG

2 708 9.7 C++

ChatDBG - AI-assisted debugging. Uses AI to answer 'why'

Project mention: ChatDBG | /r/u_waynerad | 2023-05-01

WorkOS

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The modern identity platform for B2B SaaS. The APIs are flexible and easy-to-use, supporting authentication, user identity, and complex enterprise features like SSO and SCIM provisioning.
pdbdump

1 31 0.0 C++

Dump content of PDB files (program databases) in JSON, XML, SQLite3, CSV etc.

NOTE: The open source projects on this list are ordered by number of github stars. The number of mentions indicates repo mentiontions in the last 12 Months or since we started tracking (Dec 2020).