Is there any kind of DXL debugger or IDE available?

dpechacek - Wed Jul 08 09:16:13 EDT 2009
We were told there was one under development at the Oct 08 UGC but have heard nothing since.

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gpolley - Wed Jul 15 07:02:19 EDT 2009
Thanks David. Hopefully one will come soon!!

gpolley - Mon Aug 03 08:39:10 EDT 2009
Hi Mark,

I went onto Sodius.com but can't see any kind of trial plugin on offer or actually anything to do with DXL.

Is this only on a individual request basis?

Thanks.

tcapelle - Tue Aug 04 09:19:03 EDT 2009
Yes, we haven't updated our site yet, but we currently have a beta release of an eclipse-based IDE for DXL. The release is scheduled for September, but if you are interested in being a beta tester, please send me an email.

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SystemAdmin - Fri Sep 10 05:55:51 EDT 2010
Your IDE is really a great leap forward! Thanks for this DXLEditor. Are there any plans to integrate a DXL debugger in the future?

Best regards

D.

tcapelle - Tue Sep 28 15:48:04 EDT 2010
Great timing for this question. The debugger is currently in beta testing and will be generally available in about 2 weeks. It allows you to set breakpoints, run step-by-step, inspect variables, and evaluate expressions during execution - directly in the eclipse debug view. It also links the DOORS DXL help in eclipse so you can browse help while you code, and even copy and paste directly from it.

I can send you a product sheet if you'd like more info, and keep checking http://www.dxleditor.com for the official release.

Thanks!

Thomas Capelle
tcapelle@sodius.com

tcapelle - Sat Oct 23 15:40:14 EDT 2010
As promised, the DXL debugger has been released. You can find out all about it at dxleditor.com.

Enjoy!

-tom

Thomas Capelle
Sodius
www.dxleditor.com

roybond - Mon Oct 25 09:20:36 EDT 2010
How much per license?? I think NOT!!

roybond - Mon Oct 25 09:20:36 EDT 2010
How much per license?? I think NOT!!

Mathias Mamsch - Mon Oct 25 10:52:44 EDT 2010
I think that really depends on the time you spend developing DXL. If your productivity increases by 10% you spend 800h (1/2 of your time) a year developing DXL, that will be 80h you save, multiplied by the hourly rate you charge, e.g. 50$ that would be 4000$ cost reduction for you/your clients. For fulltime DXL developers I think this is really an option.

Regards, Mathias

roybond - Mon Oct 25 11:26:19 EDT 2010
Mathias, I am a full time DXL Developer, and given that I have for many years now had to work without a debugger, I have learnt to work in such a way that my designs are implemented in a progressive manner where functionality is added to a know working baseline, using known working libraries.

I do not believe that this toolset would provide me such an increase in productively, and as such I cannot justify the cost of purchasing the license.

Mathias Mamsch - Mon Oct 25 11:37:10 EDT 2010
Point taken. For sure the productivity increase depends on the skills of the programmer and the complexity of the implementations. Mathias

tcapelle - Mon Oct 25 12:03:03 EDT 2010
Thanks Pierre for pointing out that we have not changed anything about the editor pricing - it is free and will always remain free. However we have invested a great deal of resources in adding the debugging features, for which it would have been impossible to do so for free as well. I would suggest that you try the free evaluation of the debugger to see just how much time it saves you. I believe you will be amazed at the integration with the Eclipse debugging environment.

Also note that we have discounted the price for the introduction period.

roybond - Mon Oct 25 12:19:33 EDT 2010
Let me first say that I recognise the investment and effort that is involved in the developement of such a tool, however, I cannot help but feel that you are simply asking too much for the License (DXL Editor Pro version).

For me, it should not have been left to a third party to develope such an environment at all! DOORS is provided such that it is completely dependent upon the development of DXL, and as such this kind of environment should be provided by the Tool Vendor (IBM / Telelogic).

roybond - Mon Oct 25 12:19:33 EDT 2010
Let me first say that I recognise the investment and effort that is involved in the developement of such a tool, however, I cannot help but feel that you are simply asking too much for the License (DXL Editor Pro version).

For me, it should not have been left to a third party to develope such an environment at all! DOORS is provided such that it is completely dependent upon the development of DXL, and as such this kind of environment should be provided by the Tool Vendor (IBM / Telelogic).