Lightrun provides a developer platform that enables real-time debugging and observability in production environments. It allows developers to insert logs, metrics, and traces into running applications without redeploying code, streamlining bug fixing and performance optimization.
Funding
Funding not disclosed
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Problem
Debugging and performance optimization in production environments often require redeploying code to insert logs, metrics, and traces, leading to downtime and disruption of services. Identifying the root cause of issues can be time-consuming, especially when problems are difficult to reproduce or lack sufficient documentation.
Solution
CodeGlass is a developer tool that enables real-time debugging and performance profiling of applications without requiring code changes or redeployments. It allows developers to insert logs, metrics, and traces into running applications, providing immediate insights into application behavior locally, in production, and in the cloud. By offering real-time data collection and analysis, CodeGlass helps developers quickly identify and resolve issues, optimize performance, and understand complex codebases. The platform supports various runtimes and environments, providing a versatile solution for maintaining, diagnosing, and modernizing applications.
Target Audience
CodeGlass targets software developers, DevOps engineers, and SREs who need to debug, profile, and optimize applications in real-time across various environments, including development, testing, and production.
Features
- Real-time data collection of function calls and code statistics without source code access or modifications
- Performance profiling tools for identifying bottlenecks and optimizing code execution
- Memory profiling capabilities for detecting memory leaks and optimizing memory usage
- Snapshot functionality to capture application state and compare different execution scenarios
- Filtering options to focus on specific areas of the code and reduce performance overhead
- Remote connectivity to profile applications running in production or on other machines
- Visual Studio extension for seamless integration with the development environment
- Powerful execution control features, including stepping, throttling, and standby mode