Debugging by thinking : a multidisciplinary approach /: a multidisciplinary approach. (2004)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert Charles Metzger.
• Other Names: Metzger, Robert C
• Contents: Cover -- Debugging by Thinking: A Multidisciplinary Approach -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Why I Wrote This Book -- Who Should Read This Book -- How to Read This Book -- Typographical and Grammatical Conventions -- Acknowledgments -- Permissions -- Chapter 1. Introduction -- 1.1 The nature of the problem -- 1.2 The six ways of thinking -- 1.3 The two eras of software engineering -- 1.4 Debugging and development methodologies -- 1.5 Review -- Chapter 2. Sherlock Holmes -- 2.1 Preview -- 2.2 Worldview of the detective -- 2.3 Detective fiction -- 2.4 The character of Sherlock Holmes -- 2.5 The methods of Sherlock Holmes -- 2.6 Review -- Chapter 3. Lord Peter Wimsey -- 3.1 Preview -- 3.2 The character of Lord Peter Wimsey -- 3.3 The methods of Lord Peter Wimsey -- 3.4 Review -- Chapter 4. Professor Solomon -- 4.1 Preview -- 4.2 The methods of Professor Solomon -- 4.3 Review -- Chapter 5. Case Studies I -- 5.1 Case Study I -- Chapter 6. Mathematical Problem Solving -- 6.1 Preview -- 6.2 Worldview of the mathematician -- 6.3 Polya and mathematical heuristics -- 6.4 Mathematical proof texts -- 6.5 Schoenfeld and mathematical problem solving -- 6.6 Applying Schoenfeld to debugging -- 6.7 Review -- Chapter 7. Debugging Strategies -- 7.1 Preview -- 7.2 Evaluation mechanisms -- 7.3 Binary search strategy -- 7.4 Greedy search strategy -- 7.5 Breadth-first search strategy -- 7.6 Depth-first search strategy -- 7.7 Program slice strategy -- 7.8 Deductive-analysis strategy -- 7.9 Inductive-analysis strategy -- 7.10 Choosing a strategy -- 7.11 Review -- Chapter 8. Debugging Heuristics -- 8.1 Preview -- 8.2 Stabilize the program -- 8.3 Create a test case -- 8.4 Reduce the required input -- 8.5 Categorize the problem -- 8.6 Describe the problem -- 8.7 Explain the problem to someone else -- 8.8 Recall a similar problem -- 8.9 Draw a diagram -- 8.10 Choose a hypothesis from historical data -- 8.11 Review -- Chapter 9. Debugging Tactics -- 9.1 Preview -- 9.2 Read the source code -- 9.3 Write a unit test -- 9.4 Display variable values -- 9.5 Display execution messages -- 9.6 Display procedure arguments -- 9.7 Generate a flow trace -- 9.8 Generate a variable snapshot -- 9.9 Generate memory dump -- 9.10 Force variable value -- 9.11 Assert assumptions -- 9.12 Check data structures -- 9.13 Display data structures -- 9.14 Use runtime subscript checking -- 9.15 Use runtime stack checking -- 9.16 Use runtime heap checking -- 9.17 Initialize global variables -- 9.18 Initialize local variables -- 9.19 Change storage class -- 9.20 Use a different compiler -- 9.21 Compile to assembly code -- 9.22 Execute on a different platform -- 9.23 Review -- Chapter 10. Case Studies II -- 10.1 Case Study 2 -- 10.2 Case Study 3 -- Chapter 11. The Way of the Safety Expert --T$107.
• Publisher Details: Boston : Elsevier Digital Press
• Publication Date: 2004
• Extent: 1 online resource (xxv, 567 pages)
• Subjects: 005.1/4; Debugging in computer science; Debugging in computer science; COMPUTERS -- Software Development & Engineering -- Quality Assurance & Testing; Debugging in computer science; Electronic books; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780080503813; 0080503810
• Related ISBNs: 1555583075; 9781555583071
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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