Patent ID: 7343588

Claim:
A computer readable storage device containing a debugger program which, when executed, performs an operation to facilitate debugging of code, the operation comprising: at a current halted position, at which execution of the code is suspended for the purpose of allowing a user to examine the code: collecting state information related to the current halted position wherein the state information is defined at least in part by an evaluation of one or more variables by a command which is separate from the code, the evaluation having been performed at the request of a user at the halted position; querying a debug history repository to determine whether a current state of the code at the current halted position matches a given state described in a history record in the debug history repository; and if so, providing a user an indication of the match via the one or more interfaces; wherein the debug history repository is queried using filters selected from the group consisting of developer name, time, and combinations thereof.