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It is not clear if Instances view is refreshed after a debugger step or not now. I think there should be a way how to update instances after debugging or indicate to user that the browsed instances are 'out-of-date'. E.g. Place Refresh button in Instances view header or automatically refresh Instances view after its window got focus.