Get engineers productive on new codebase fast

Getting engineers productive on a new codebase fast

New hires find themselves working on large, complex, and intricate systems that were created by engineers who left long ago. Often these codebases are over a millions of lines of code with patchy documentation.

Onboarding new engineers can take time… a lot of time.
What if we could make engineers productive on a new codebase within weeks as opposed to months?

THE PROBLEM

To safely make changes or debug issues, a new engineer must understand the code flow, system behavior, and how components interact.

Without clear understanding, engineers can waste weeks figuring out system interactions, causing delays and higher costs.

This challenge isn’t just frustrating for your team; it’s expensive for your business.

THE SOLUTION

Any engineer can become productive on an unfamiliar codebase quickly and independently with Undo.

Record

A program’s execution

REPLAY

The recording to explore the codebase – stepping forward or backward

Engineers can now see exactly what the program did (and why), understand code flow, and get a full picture of code internal across subsystems… without wasting weeks opening up 10s of files, reading the code line by line, printing data structures, mentally recreating code flow from top to bottom, or relying on other engineers in the team.

EXPLORING THE DOOM CODEBASE

EASY TO GET STARTED

GDB COMPATIBLE

If you’re already familiar with GDB, it’s just a handful of new commands to unleash the power of time travel.

See Quick Reference Guide

IDE INTEGRATION

Integrate UDB into Visual Studio Code to debug directly from your preferred IDE.
View the documentation for more information. You can also use UDB in CLion, Eclipse, and Emacs.

NO EXTRA SET UP REQUIRED

No compilation or build changes required. No kernel or system configuration.

WHAT SOFTWARE ENGINEERS SAY

When dealing with unfamiliar code, there is a huge productivity benefit in being able to go backwards and forwards over the same section of code until you fully understand what it does.

Rob Thompson
Senior Software Engineer, Siemens EDA

Everyone who debugs C/C++ should be using time travel debugging. If you’re not using it, you’re just wasting time.

Brian Janes
Senior Engineering Director,
High Performance Computing at Altair

UDB has helped us efficiently diagnose numerous challenging issues that would have taken much more time to resolve with GDB or other debuggers that are forward-looking with little or no reversibility.

Ed Klotz
Senior Software Scientist, IBM CPLEX R&D

We experienced unexpected rejections from the exchange on orders that we have been sending for years—without any software changes on our end. With Undo, it took me just 1 hour to diagnose the issue, allowing us to get a quick workaround and resume trading this product before our competitors were able to act.

Zephaniah Hill
Software Engineer, XR Trading

Using UDB, I was able to step backwards in time in the current thread of execution to get to the last known good state. From there, I did a binary search through the intervening time to pinpoint when different pieces of the state changed and uncovered what code was responsible for those changes.

Senior software engineer at a leading database and analytics platform provider

I put a watchpoint on the memory pointer and worked backwards towards the root cause. I quickly found where the crash happened and why.

Routing software developer
at a global networking provider

CUSTOMER SUCCESS

Expert-Led Enablement
for Long-Term Impact

When you choose Undo, you’re not just gaining a tool. You are also gaining a dedicated team of experts dedicated to your success. Split into three tiers, Undo’s Customer Success is designed to ensure fast time-to-value, long-term impact, and engineering confidence at every stage.

FAST, CONFIDENT ONBOARDING

Seamless Integration

We integrate Undo into your existing build and test infrastructure with minimal disruption, ensuring compatibility with your CI/CD pipelines, test automation, and engineering workflows.

CI Pipeline Enablement

We configure your CI pipelines to automatically capture and store recordings of failed test runs

SKILLS THAT STICK

Hands-On Product Training

Interactive lab-based sessions delivered by Undo engineers, the experts behind the technology, helping your team get the most from our tools from day one.

Advanced Debugging Workshops

Bring your toughest bugs. We’ll work side-by-side to analyse root causes, improve dynamic logging, and build deep debugging skills within your team.

LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP

Quarterly Business Reviews

Structured reviews with your key stakeholders to track adoption, measure value, and align on what’s next.

Center of Excellence Support

Gain ongoing access to documentation, best practices, and Undo University, designed to help new engineers get up to speed fast and stay productive.

BENEFITS

SPEED UP ONBOARDING

New engineers can quickly become productive by understanding the codebase, without relying on other engineers for help, allowing for more autonomous work.