Bug Patterns in Java Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Allen, Eric (Author) |
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ISBN: 1590590619 ISBN-13: 9781590590614 Publisher: Apress OUR PRICE: $31.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2002 Annotation: "Bug Patterns in Java" presents a methodology for diagnosing and debugging computer programs. The act of debugging will be presented as an ideal application of the scientific method. Skill in this area is entirely independent of other programming skills, such as designing for extensibility and reuse. Nevertheless, it is seldom taught explicitly. Eric Allen lays out a theory of debugging, and how it relates to the rest of the development cycle. In particular, he stresses the critical role of unit testing in effective debugging. At the same time, he argues that testing and debugging, while often conflated, are properly considered to be distinct tasks. Upon laying this groundwork, Allen then discusses various "bug patterns" (recurring relationships between signaled errors and underlying bugs in a program) that occur frequently in computer programs. For each pattern, the book discusses how to identify them, how to treat them, and how to prevent them. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Computers | Programming Languages - Java - Computers | Programming - General - Computers | Software Development & Engineering - General |
Dewey: 005.133 |
Series: Expert's Voice |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 7.4" W x 9.28" (1.17 lbs) 264 pages |
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Publisher Description: Bug Patterns in Java presents a methodology for diagnosing and debugging computer programs. The act of debugging will be presented as an ideal application of the scientific method. Skill in this area is entirely independent of other programming skills such as designing for extensibility and reuse. Nevertheless, it is seldom taught explicitly. Eric Allen lays out a theory of debugging, and how it relates to the rest of the development cycle. In particular, he stresses the critical role of unit testing in effective debugging. At the same time, he argues that testing and debugging, while often conflated, are properly considered to be distinct tasks. Once laying this groundwork, he then discusses various "bug patterns" (recurring relationships between signaled errors and underlying bugs in a program) that occur frequently in computer programs. For each pattern, the book discusses how to identify them, how to treat them, and how to prevent them. |