BMC AMI DevX Code Debug vs Polyspace Bug Finder comparison

BMC and MathWorks are both solutions in the Debugging category. Additionally, 100% of BMC users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 50% of MathWorks users who would recommend it.

BMC AMI DevX Code Debug

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Categories and Ranking

BMC AMI DevX Code Debug

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Mainframe Application Development (7th), Mainframe Testing Tools (1st)

Polyspace Bug Finder

Average Rating

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Debugging (3rd)

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reviewer1449762

IT Developer III at a government with 5,001-10,000 employees

One of the best debugging tools for mainframe software development that allows us to flow through the source and see what happens to the data

I like the ability to flow through the source and see what happens to the data as the statements are executed. If there is a fault, it will track the event, and we can then look back to see why it may have caused the fault. You can also reverse engineer your test. You can set it so that you can go backward as well as forward in your test. This is something that I haven't done here at my company. Compuware Xpediter is one of the best debugging tools for mainframe software development. We have currently licensed only the COBOL language for Xpediter, but I know they have other languages, including Assembler, PL/I.

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Philip Botha

Engineer at Transnet

Offers Misra and Autosar compliance through static and abstract code analysis, but the reports could be cleaner

One of the issues we have is commenting. When something is not a defect in the code, for an example. Adding a comment for that line, or if the comment has two or three lines, it can be difficult. Simulating a real-time operating system and firmware can be quite difficult if you're doing multiple threading in different entry points. If you're not using the same macros for critical sections, it can also be a little bit tedious to get around. I would like to see better command-line tools that we can interface it with. We would like to see support for a continuous integration build environment. The reports in this solution could be made cleaner.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I like the ability to flow through the source and see what happens to the data as the statements are executed. If there is a fault, it will track the event, and we can then look back to see why it may have caused the fault. You can also reverse engineer your test. You can set it so that you can go backward as well as forward in your test. This is something that I haven't done here at my company. Compuware Xpediter is one of the best debugging tools for mainframe software development. We have currently licensed only the COBOL language for Xpediter, but I know they have other languages, including Assembler, PL/I."

"This solution has improved our adherence to coding standards."

"This solution helps new developers get up to speed with the Autosar, Misra C and C++ standards quickly."

Cons

"Their technical support could be better. There were times where, when we reported bugs, they would fix one bug but add another one. That's probably because of their support model. A lot of organizations are developing software using Agile rather than the Waterfall method, so things are happening all over the place. You get things quicker, but sometimes one fix will break another one or add other bugs."

"Simulating a real-time operating system and firmware can be quite difficult if you're doing multiple threading in different entry points."

"I would like to see support for annotating "Not a bug" in the source code."

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"This is not an expensive solution for what it offers, as there are other tools that are significantly more expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Financial Services Firm

28%

Insurance Company

16%

Computer Software Company

12%

Healthcare Company

Computer Software Company

15%

Aerospace/Defense Firm

15%

Government

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

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Also Known As

BMC Compuware Xpediter

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Overview

Xpediter is Compuware’s mainframe application interactive debugging tool. It also offers code coverage for mainframe application analysis.

Xpediter enables developers to get into an interactive test session with minimal effort and quickly move applications into production with greater confidence.

With Xpediter, developers can:

See and control source code execution line by line
Fully understand what each individual instruction is doing
See and control all data variables within a test session
Resolve production abends without impacting program logic or risking data corruption
Monitor and control execution with added flexibility
Use Code Coverage to view documented proof that code has been executed
Trap transactions initiated by a remote source or a non-terminal task
Gain full control of testing
Create conditions during test to ensure execution of all code in a program
Work alongside other developers who are debugging application code in the same or different logical IMS systems through Xpediter’s integration with COPE IMS virtualization technology

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Polyspace Bug Finder helps companies identify software bugs via static analysis.

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Sample Customers

Credit Union, IMT, Chunghwa Telecom, Pitney Bowes, Helvetia

Alenia Aermacchi, CSEE Transport, Delphi Diesel Systems, EADS, Institute for Radiological Protection and Nuclear Safety, Miracor, NASA Ames Research Center

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