Debugging : The Nine Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive So...

Debugging : The Nine Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems, Paperback by Agans, David J., ISBN 0814474578, ISBN-13 9780814474570, Brand New, Free shipping in the USWhen 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, Debuggingprovides 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, th 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