ANN: PowerDebug 2.3

[Tom Glod]

Hey Mark, I will def check this out.  Thank you.

On Fri, Apr 22, 2022 at 1:09 PM Mark Wieder via use-livecode <
use-livecode at lists.runrev.com> wrote:

> Hi-
>
> It's been some three years since a major new release of PowerDebug, and
> with the 2022 LiveCode conference right around the corner, I think it's
> time to release PowerDebug 2.3.
>
> NOTE: in order to get responsive speed out of this thing, it's now only
> backwards-compatible to LiveCode 8.0.
>
> What's in the new build:
>
> * Much faster, especially viewing array variable elements.
> Yes... expanding big arrays in debug mode was painful before.
> Faster code colorization as well.
>
> * Faster and more robust standalone debugging.
> Still works locally or in the same subnet using sockets. Debug
> standalone applications with two lines of code.
>
> * Code profiling.
> If you don't already have the Pro package from LC, PowerDebug will add a
> new menuItem to the Development menu to toggle profiling on/off. Note
> that profiling *will* slow down your code considerably, but PowerDebug
> will display execution times down to the microsecond.
>
> * Improved error reporting, update checking, and more.
>
> Note that the usernames and passwords have changed for the new version.
> The url remains the same, but you'll need the new information to
> download the new version. And as always, your registration will never
> expire, so you have access to the latest versions.
>
> Documentation is at <https://powerdebug.ahsoftware.net>
>
> url:
> <https://www.ahsoftware.net/PowerTools/files/PowerDebug/PowerDebug.zip>
>
> Known issues:
>
> LiveCode on Windows still doesn't support the long milliseconds, so I'm
> extrapolating to microseconds over multiple iterations.
>
> I don't have an iPhone or associated Apple developer account to test
> with, so I can't verify that standalone debugging works on iOS. Any help
> testing this would be appreciated. As long as iOS supports socket
> communications I assume this would work, but you never know.
>
> NOTE: I announced the new build to registered users earlier but I have
> several bounced messages. If you've previously registered PowerDebug but
> haven't gotten an email from me about it, get in touch. You won't be
> able to grab the new version without updated registration info.
>
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