Debugging: The Nine Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software
PDF | 2.44 MB | 192 pages | David J. Agans | ISBN: 0814471684
When the pressure is on to root out an elusive software or hardware glitch, what’s needed is a cool head courtesy of a set of rules guaranteed to work on any system, in any circumstance. Written in a frank but engaging style, Debugging provides simple, foolproof principles guaranteed to help find any bug quickly. This book makes those shelves of application-specific debugging books (on C++, Perl, Java, etc.) obsolete. It changes the way readers think about debugging, making those pesky problems suddenly much easier to find and fix.
Illustrating the rules with real-life bug-detection war stories, the book shows readers how to:
• Understand the system: how perceiving the “roadmap” can hasten your journey
• Quit thinking and look: when hands-on investigation can’t be avoided
• Isolate critical factors: why changing one element at a time can be an essential tool
• Keep an audit trail: how keeping a record of the debugging process can win the day
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: How Can That Work?
Chapter 2: The Rules—Suitable for Framing
Chapter 3: Understand The System
Chapter 4: Make It Fail
Chapter 5: Quit Thinking and Look
Chapter 6: Divide and Conquer
Chapter 7: Change One Thing At A Time
Chapter 8: Keep An Audit Trail
Chapter 9: Check The Plug
Chapter 10: Get A Fresh View
Chapter 11: If You Didn’t Fix It, It Ain’t Fixed
Chapter 12: All The Rules In One Story
Chapter 13: Easy Exercises For The Reader
Chapter 14: The View From The HelpDesk
Chapter 15: The Bottom Line
About the Author
David J. Agans (Milford, NH) is a recognized expert called in to help with tough debugging problems. He currently runs PointSource, a computer systems consultancy. He has worked with industrial control and monitoring systems, integrated circuit design, handheld PCs, videoconferencing, and countless other systems
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