Gist 207932

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Last edited Oct 11, 2009

Created on Oct 11, 2009

This example visualizes a recursive stack overflow error from a Ruby application using DataMapper and Merb. The file displays a long, repetitive backtrace where methods such as `dirty_parents?`, `save_parents`, and `any?` endlessly call each other, causing the system to fail. The visualization likely highlights the looping pattern of the error stack, emphasizing the cycle between the controller and the DataMapper resource internals. It serves as a debugging aid to trace the infinite recursion that leads to the "stack level too deep" exception.

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