Debugging

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Debugging is the process of finding and resolving bugs, which are errors within programming.

Techniques

The 9 Golden Rules of Debugging

A free downloadable color poster of these rules with amusing bug cartoons is available at http://www.debuggingrules.com along with related useful links on debugging techniques.

The rules are from the book "Debugging" by David Agans, posted here with the author's permission.

  • Understand the System
  • Make It Fail
  • Quit Thinking and Look
  • Divide and Conquer
  • Change One Thing at a Time
  • Keep an Audit Trail
  • Check the Plug
  • Get a Fresh View
  • If You Didn’t Fix It, It Ain’t Fixed


See also

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