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Damn, seriously? I'm going to be writing some C++ soon, and I'm also planning to learn gdb, so I guess VS Code it is then. Thanks for the heads up!

• steveklabnik 10y ago
  There's also a brand-new lldb plugin too https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vadimcn.vscode-lldb https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vadimcn....
  • Cyph0n 10y ago
    Which would you recommend I start with as a newcomer to the low-level debugging world - gdb or lldb? I have some experience debugging assembly in x86 real mode (yep, my class was outdated!).
    • steveklabnik 10y ago
      I personally don't have enough direct experience with lldb to say. I've heard good things. It's on my list of stuff to try out.
    • pYQAJ6Zm 10y ago
      I have little experience with both, but the developers of LLDB have a goal of making more informative error messages. This was successful enough that GDB devs were compelled to mimic this behavior, making their error reporting more accessible. As far as I know, LLDB still has the advantage in this regard.
      • badlogic 10y ago
        You must be confusing LLDB/GDB with Clang/GCC. LLDB and GDB are debuggers, they generally do not produce many error messages. Clang has/had better error messages than GCC.
        • pYQAJ6Zm 10y ago
          You are right; I stand corrected.
    • baldfat 10y ago
      > I have some experience debugging assembly in x86 real mode (yep, my class was outdated!). Are you kidding that is an awesome skill to have. Everyone "should" learn assembly and write a small program once.
• rayiner 10y ago
  VSCode's C++ plugin supports both gdb and lldb (at least on macOS). As for what to learn--I'd learn GDB. Pretty much every architecture on the planet has a GDB port.
  • Cyph0n 10y ago
    Yeah GDB it is. The C++ plugin is excellent from what I've seen and the debugging UI is very pleasant to work with.