Monday, August 8, 2011

New Version of Diver Available


So, I just defended my Masters thesis today, and I figured that I would celebrate by releasing a new version of my thesis project Dynamic Interactive Views for Reverse Engineering. It's a tool that allows you to dynamically trace the execution of your software, and focus in on particular features and bugs to help you analyze and understand it.

First of all, I'm going to apologize for not being very active around here since EclipseCon. I've been too swamped with finishing off my thesis. But, in the last little while, I've been able to work on Diver and make some updates. Unfortunately, since I am finished my Masters now, I won't be personally releasing new versions Diver anymore. But, it is remaining with the CHISEL group at the University of Victoria, and it will hopefully pass to other capable hands. More about that, though, in a future post.

Anyway, there are a couple of enhancements to Diver, including the ability to trace your JUnit tests, and the ability to view sequence diagrams that are generated directly from source code without the need to create an execution trace. More information can be found on the Diver web page.

You can install Diver using the Eclipse Marketplace, or by following the instructions on the Diver web page.

5 comments:

  1. Congrats Del!

    I'll be back in Victoria tomorrow, let me know if you're around. We should go for a drink before you leave.

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  2. Sure thing, Ian. It would be great to share a drink with you. I'm around for the next couple of weeks, though I'm only in the lab until Thursday. Shoot me an email when you get back.

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  3. Hey Del,
    I follow the steps to launch the trace but I dont see anything captured in the trace. It is empty.

    Do I miss anything?
    Appreciate a quick response.
    regards,
    Jy

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