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IntelliJ IDEA – Debugging

Sunday 20 June 2010 - Filed under IntelliJ + What's the best ActionScript IDE? + videos

*update – @nicity pointed out on twitter that I missed the “Smart Step Into” feature that allows you, if you have multiple function calls on the same line, to select which function you will step into while debugging.

2010-06-20  »  johnlindquist

  • Rob
    I really like this series that you're doing. I've reached a point where I'm using Sourcemate with Flash Builder but it still feels like it's not as fluid as FDT or (apparently) IntelliJ. Please keep it up! IntelliJ is a whole new ball of wax for me and these crash courses are invaluable :D
  • Great stuff! I never use the debugging perspective that much (mostly traces etc), but this is really enlightening! I wonder how this compares to FDT...
  • johnlindquist
    I'll do a follow-up on FDT debugging soon. IntelliJ definitely has more debugging features (but, of course, there's things like the FDT profiler that IntelliJ doesn't have (yet...)).
  • nicity
    Could please use IDEA 9.0.2 (or upcoming 9.0.3) for demos :)
  • johnlindquist
    I've been using the latest EAP builds. I'm pretty sure that was using the 9.0.3 RC (I can check later back at home).
  • nicity
    You using IDEA version 95.4 in the video but IDEA 9.0.2 version is 95.66 and latest IDEA 9.0.3 EAP version is 95.260
  • johnlindquist
    Yup, just noticed that. I don't see any new debugging features in 95.260, so the video should still be pretty comprehensive.
  • nicity
    Yes, it is, my recommendation is more concerned with performance and stability fixes for developing with pleasure :)
  • Karl Macklin
    Cool!
    This really turns into a form of sub-programming, setting conditions and dependencies and whatnot.

    If you just run the app (as in not debug), all the breakpoints don't matter anymore I assume? That then would be another way of setting debug variables via a non-suspending breakpoint that evaluates an expression.

    Looking forward to more videos!
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