Re: Getting rid of Dev mode for future GWT releases

SDM takes some getting used to, but now I wouldn't want to go back to Dev mode.  The real advantage I have found with SDM is the ability to debug a large codebase in reasonable time - startups for Dev mode can be very slow.  Source maps are now supported pretty much everywhere, and work very well in Chrome.  I used to complain about SDM but I can honestly say that after months of use I found it a reasonable way to debug.  Not perfect, but it did mean that I could debug graphics-intensive code in reasonable time, which was just not possible in Dev mode.

On Wednesday, 9 December 2015 18:35:38 UTC, Liraz S wrote:

I get that this is impossible to keep maintaining the previous Dev mode, but without it GWT cannot be debugged properly anymore.

See the following for example:

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/25105469/how-to-debug-using-superdev-mode

In SDM You cannot watch, it's impossible to check which type or what's the problem exactly during debug - it basically made working with GWT impossible.

The only thing that helps me get going with GWT development is the regular Dev mode - which you can use the full features of debugging, and solving the problem in seconds - not hours

And as far as i can see, this will not be improved anytime soon - since Chrome is simply translating source maps, it's not debugging a JVM program - and will be the same for all other browsers that will support source maps.

Oh.. and what about IE? will they support source maps - you just killed it there i guess..

You have to get the Dev mode back, and to make the legacy Dev mode better - not the super dev mode that is aimed to source maps - i think it's a mistake.

Super dev mode is a nice idea and feature, but it doesn't work - tried it for some time...

Also tried it on 2.8.0 - still useless.. same problems - far from the basic needs of debugging

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