Demand for C++ Compiler Visualization Tool
Problem
Developers want to visually understand the compiler's internal reasoning, especially for complex features like lambda captures, and desire an online tool that can compare outputs across compilers for better comprehension and debugging.
Pain points
- Lack of intuitive tool showing compiler internal state
- Missing lambda capture examples in documentation
- Desire for online comparison of outputs across compilers (e.g., gcc, edgcpp)
Questions to verify
- Do you want the tool to display the concrete execution process of lambda captures?
- Do you need the ability to compare outputs across different compilers (e.g., gcc, edgcpp)?
- Do you prefer an online interface or a locally runnable version?
Evidence
quote · @Anonymous
Ooo I love these things. I wrote a C++ -> Clang -> JS transpiler so I could show value change states on top of the C++ source code in html and allow people to step through the whole state change. They can also vary the input and see the values change cause the JS layer could recompute the values - which is why I bothered with the transpiling - otherwise I could have just output the state changes and parsed them as CSV for the steps. Fun project!
quote · @Anonymous
Definitely trying this out. I've always had the problem of "but is the compiler thinking?" with C++ in particular.
quote · @Anonymous
I wish the readme example showed a lambda capture. Now that's where compiler magic REALLY shows up.
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