ruby/debug
Debugging functionality for Ruby observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
70/100
- Activity 87
- Release rhythm 30
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 182.0
- age_days: 2539
- days_rel: 258
- days_push: 83
- n_releases_24m: 3
Adoption not part of the score
1271 stars · 145 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
The official Ruby debugger gem (debug.rb), a fast replacement for the traditional lib/debug.rb standard library for MRI 2.7+. It supports breakpoints, a debug console, remote debugging over UNIX domain sockets and TCP/IP, and integration with frontends like VS Code and Chrome DevTools.
Use cases
- debug a ruby program with breakpoints and a console
- remotely debug a ruby app over tcp or unix socket
- debug ruby code from vscode
- step through ruby code and inspect local variables
- record and replay ruby program execution
- debug multithreaded ruby applications
When to choose
- you need a modern, maintained debugger for Ruby MRI 2.7+
- you want remote debugging or IDE integration (VS Code, Chrome DevTools)
- you need debugging with no performance penalty when not stepping
When to avoid
- you are on Ruby versions older than 2.7
- you rely on the old pre-1.0 debug gem's API
- you need debugging for non-MRI Ruby implementations like JRuby or TruffleRuby
Facets
library · maturity active
developer-tools developer-tools programming-languages ruby cli cross-platform debugger remote-debugging dap breakpoints ruby-gem
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/ruby/debug · fetched 2026-08-28 · 999450c1f8ad
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| ruby/debug | main | 70 |
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