The Science Of Software Debugging

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The book teaches How to Approach Software Debugging As a Reproducible Science. Noting in life is certain except death, taxes, and software bugs. Effective debugging involves for more than walking through code with a debugger. This book recognized this and teaches a mindset that allows you to reliably find and fix bugs. It sets out to make debugging less baffling, faster, and more effective by providing you with the knowledge and techniques needed to rapidly identify, track down, and repair bugs. It goes further by offering practical tips on minimizing bugs and making them easier to find when they do occur. Learn to use techniques that have been developed over decades by experienced professionals! Special Feature Explore the scientific method as it applies to software bug discovery and elimination Understand famous bugs and how they were discovered and eliminated Learn various debugging techniques that simplify reproducibility, increase effectiveness, and more Distinguish harmless bugs from dangerous bugs Explore software development from a bug-centric point of view Understand the life-cycles of bugs and how they slip through testing Learn pre-bugging and testing methods Understand the various bug classes including their common environments, symptoms, and examples Explore in-depth debugging methods and tricks of the trade Become a professional debugger

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Matt Telles is a senior developer at Microsoft and member of the WebTV development team. He is also the author or coauthor of five books on topics ranging from mixed Language Programming to High Performance C++ Builder. Yuan Hsieh has developed applications using languages such as C, C++, Perl, 68000 Assembly, Java, and more. He is currently Director of Software Development with InfoNow Corporation. Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction to Debugging Chapter 2: Case Studies of Famous (and Not So Famous) Bugs Chapter 3: What are Bugs? Chapter 4: Life Cycle of a Bug Chapter 5: A Bug Taxonomy Chapter 6: Detective Work Chapter 7: Debugging Tools and When to Use Them Chapter 8: The General Process of Debugging Chapter 9: Debugging Techniques Chapter 10: Debugging Different Application Types Chapter 11: Post Debugging Chapter 12: Prebugging Chapter 13: Testing Chapter 14: Maintenance Chapter 15: Debugging as a Profession