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Review on Sourcetrail by Kevin Abner

Revainrating 4 out of 5

Best Visual Tracing Tool Available !

The best feature of sourcatrail is its ability to trace what happens at runtime in c/cpp code without any modification or recompile required - unlike other tools which require you either compile with debugging flags enabled (which can sometimes be inconvenient) OR modify your sources so that they generate more detailed tracing information when run under such conditions! This has been very helpful while solving some tricky problems related my memory issues / segfaults etc., especially since I am not familiar enough woth all parts involved yet as well! Very useful tool also if working remotely from another location where it's hard too get access into production machine due t lack o proper physical presence there. Highly recommended product overall!! We are using this software mainly internally but we occasionally use outside testers who may have their own reasons why shouldnt know about our internal workings :). I love the ability to navigate through the source code, it's very easy to use and I can easily find the files I'm looking for. It's not very user friendly, I have to use the keyboard to navigate through the code, it would be great if I could use the mouse to navigate through the code. I would recommend Sourcetrail to anyone who wants to navigate through the source code of their projects. I'm solving the problem of navigating through the source code of my projects.

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Pros
  • Easy navigation
  • Source map integration makes understanding complex project structure much easier.
  • Can view call stack during execution time via context menu option like most debuggers do nowadays