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    Backtrace Blog

    backtrace.io · Company blog · on HN since 2014

    The company blog of Backtrace, a crash and error debugging vendor, with technical posts on core dumps, memory bugs, and concurrency.

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    What HN says

    Commenters praise posts like the one on picking a compiler for debuggability, and the company often uses HN to post job openings.

    Stats for nerds
    16HN people shared it
    33linked in comments
    528story points
    Apr 2021last shared
    2015people per year2021

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      What is a core dump and how do you parse one?
      2 people · 121 points · first shared 2015 · 19 comments on HN
    2. 2
      Fast Bounded-Concurrency Hash Tables
      3 people · 83 points · first shared 2015 · 4 comments on HN
    3. 3
      Performance Improvements for FreeBSD Kernel Debugging
      1 person · 61 points · first shared 2016 · 2 comments on HN
    4. 4
      ELF Shared Library Injection Forensics
      1 person · 46 points · first shared 2016 · 2 comments on HN
    5. 5
      Faster Backtraces for Native Applications
      1 person · 46 points · first shared 2014 · 10 comments on HN
    6. 6
      Exploiting ELF Expansion Variables
      1 person · 46 points · first shared 2016 · 4 comments on HN
    7. 7
      Implementing a Debugger: The Fundamentals
      1 person · 33 points · first shared 2016 · 5 comments on HN
    8. 8
      The Stale Pointer
      3 people · 26 points · first shared 2018 · 2 comments on HN
    9. 9
      Fast Bounded-Concurrency Hash Tables
      1 person · 10 points · first shared 2017 · Discussion on HN
    10. 10
      Post-Mortem Heap Analysis: TCMalloc
      2 people · 9 points · first shared 2016 · Discussion on HN

    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • rashkovApr 2021

      Backtrace (https://backtrace.io) | Full Stack Engineer (frontend, backend) | REMOTE or New York City

      Backtrace.io is hiring for a full stack engineer. Ideal candidate should have a strong knowledge of React and Javascript, as well as interest in or experience with ReasonML / ReScript.

      If you’re interested in applying or have any general questions, please get in touch with me at mrashkovsky@backtrace.io

      FULL-STACK ENGINEER (FRONTEND FOCUS)
      Backtrace is dedicated to building the best debugging technology for today’s software. Our flagship product improves software reliability, quality, and support by automating software error detection, response, and resolution. Backtrace is used by everything from the most popular video games, consumer electronics, productivity tools to large-scale appliances and server infrastructure. We’re a diverse, technical group joined by a mission to make software better, and are looking to add a full-stack engineer with a frontend/UI focus to complement our dynamic user-interface.

      The position is remote and our engineering team is distributed across the globe.

      2-3+ years of frontend engineering experience.
      1-3+ years of Node API design and implementation.
      Fluency using Javascript, HTML/CSS, ReactJS (or an equivalent modern frontend framework), git.
      Experience with Single Page Application architecture
      You have initiative and are able to see it through when given the opportunity.
      You are passionate and care about building a culture of learning and…

    • loegOct 2017

      Minor typo:

      > A more efficient representation of .debug_rnglists introduced in DWARF 5.

      Should probably read:

      > A more efficient representation of .debug_ranges introduced in DWARF 5.

      Edit: Tangentially, I loved https://backtrace.io/blog/compile-once-debug-twice-picking-a-compiler-for-debuggability-1of3/ and am still looking forward to parts 2 and 3. Thanks!

    • pasbesoinAug 2016

      URL to prior blog entry is borked. Adding a trailing forward slash fixes:

      http://backtrace.io/blog/blog/2015/10/03/whats-a-coredump/

    • sbahraNov 2015

      Yes, it is possible. We are hiring, learn more at http://Backtrace.io

    • fsaintjacquesAug 2019

      See https://backtrace.io, disclaimer, previous employee.

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