Xdebug Update: December 2020
Another monthly update where I explain what happened with Xdebug development in this past month. These will be published on the first Tuesday after the 5th of each month.
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In December, I worked on Xdebug for about 46 hours, with funding being around 30 hours. I worked mostly on the following things:
Releases
A few bugs were found in Xdebug 3.0.0, which should not come as a surprise, as with any big .0 release, users always find things that go wrong. December saw the 3.0.1 release, and the 3.0.2 released followed in the new year.
Xdebug 3.0.1 fixed several crashes and other bugs that are present in Xdebug 3.0.0. The crash when removing a breakpoint (or run-to-cursor) was the most notable fix in this release.
You'll have to wait for the January 2021 wrap up to find out about the 3.0.2 release, or you can have a look at the release announcement.
There are also new release of PhpStorm and the VS Code Plugin to address a few Xdebug related issues from their sides. On top of that, the GitHub repository of the VS Code Plugin has been moved to the Xdebug organisation. There is a back log of pull requests and issues that need looking at.
Xdebug Cloud
I have been continuing to test Xdebug Cloud, and I am working with a few private alpha testers. They're putting the hosted Cloud service through its paces.
At the same time I am working with a designer to make the https://cloud.xdebug.com look pretty too.
If you want to be kept up to date with Xdebug Cloud, please sign up to the mailinglist, which I will use to send out an update not more than once a month.
Business Supporter Scheme and Funding
In December, no new supporters signed up, but I would like to thank Automattic, CHECK24, e3N, Edmonds Commerce, Find My Electric, Intracto, JetBrains, Private Packagist, Seravo, Strategery, Supermetrics, TYPO3 GmbH, and Tideways for their support during 2020.
If you, or your company, would also like to support Xdebug, head over to the support page!
Besides business support, I also maintain a Patreon page and a profile on GitHub sponsors.
Life Line
Updated a restaurant
Updated a restaurant
On the lookout.
A Common Reed Warbler perched on a reed branch.
@beasts Is your ns1 doing OK? I am getting warning from monitoring that it is timing out and having different results than ns2.
Updated a restaurant
I walked 8.5km in 1h50m50s
I consider myself a decent photographer, but then you find out about the likes of Angel Fux (https://www.angelfux.com/portfolio), and I would like to crawl into a hole.
Better alignment from multiple GPS tracks for QE II Garden (and removed duplicated node)
After two busy days doing elections stuff, I spent yesterday looking at birds, in a nature reserve to relax and recharge.
I saw some cracking birds, with these being my favourite shots.
#BirdPhotography #photography #BirdsOfMastodon #Nature #London
I walked 8.0km in 1h26m01s
Updated a restaurant
Updated 3 bird_hides; Confirmed 2 informations and a toilet
I walked 7.0km in 3h10m47s
This map was mostly red yesterday.
I'm glad we managed to win all the wards we've targeted.
However, no overall control, and two parties with the same amount of seats in second place.
I walked 2.2km in 41m46s
I walked 1.9km in 19m17s
I've spend most of my time outside polling telling today, taking down poll card numbers so we don't need to chase people up to go vote.
I have made several observations:
Updated a restaurant
I walked 12.1km in 2h3m04s
I walked 1.1km in 9m46s
I walked 1.2km in 10m31s
Updated a waste_basket
Created 11 benches, 2 life_rings, and 3 other objects; Updated 8 benches and a waste_basket; Deleted a bench and a log; Confirmed a cafe
I walked 7.8km in 1h52m27s
Tomorrow we have elections in the UK!
Lots of local authorities, all London Councils, the Welsh Senedd, and the Scottish Parliament.
Don't forget to vote if you have the right.
I get to vote for myself again 😎.




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