Debugging by Thinking

A Multidisciplinary Approach

By: Robert Charles Metzger

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Debugging by Thinking: A Multi-Disciplinary Approach is the first book to apply the wisdom of six disciplines-logic, mathematics, psychology, safety analysis, computer science, and engineering-to the problem of debugging. It uses the methods of literary detectives such as Sherlock Holmes, the techniques of mathematical problem solving, the results of research into the cognitive psychology of human error, the root cause analyses of safety experts, the compiler analyses of computer science, and the processes of modern engineering to define a systematic approach to identifying and correcting software errors.

* Language Independent Methods: Examples are given in Java and C++
* Complete source code shows actual bugs, rather than contrived examples
* Examples are accessible with no more knowledge than a course in Data Structures and Algorithms requires
* A "thought process diary" shows how the author actually resolved the problems as they occurred

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Preface	p. xxi
Why I Wrote This Book	p. xxi
Who Should Read This Book	p. xxi
How to Read This Book	p. xxii
Typographical and Grammatical Conventions	p. xxiii
Acknowledgments	p. xxiii
Permissions	p. xxiv
Introduction	p. 1
The nature of the problem	p. 1
The six ways of thinking	p. 2
The two eras of software engineering	p. 4
Debugging and development methodologies	p. 8
Review	p. 12
Sherlock Holmes	p. 15
Preview	p. 15
Worldview of the detective	p. 15
Detective fiction	p. 16
The character of Sherlock Holmes	p. 17
The methods of Sherlock Holmes	p. 18
Review	p. 31
Lord Peter Wimsey	p. 33
Preview	p. 33
The character of Lord Peter Wimsey	p. 33
The methods of Lord Peter Wimsey	p. 35
Review	p. 47
Professor Solomon	p. 49
Preview	p. 49
The methods of Professor Solomon	p. 49
Review	p. 60
Case Studies 1	p. 63
Case Study 1	p. 63
Mathematical Problem Solving	p. 175
Preview	p. 175
Worldview of the mathematician	p. 176
Polya and mathematical heuristics	p. 176
Mathematical proof texts	p. 179
Schoenfeld and mathematical problem solving	p. 182
Applying Schoenfeld to debugging	p. 185
Review	p. 187
Debugging Strategies	p. 189
Preview	p. 189
Evaluation mechanisms	p. 189
Binary search strategy	p. 190
Greedy search strategy	p. 191
Breadth-first search strategy	p. 192
Depth-first search strategy	p. 193
Program slice strategy	p. 195
Deductive-analysis strategy	p. 196
Inductive-analysis strategy	p. 196
Choosing a strategy	p. 197
Review	p. 199
Debugging Heuristics	p. 201
Preview	p. 201
Stabilize the program	p. 202
Create a test case	p. 203
Reduce the required input	p. 207
Categorize the problem	p. 208
Describe the problem	p. 212
Explain the problem to someone else	p. 213
Recall a similar problem	p. 214
Draw a diagram	p. 215
Choose a hypothesis from historical data	p. 216
Review	p. 217
Debugging Tactics	p. 221
Preview	p. 221
Read the source code	p. 222
Write a unit test	p. 224
Display variable values	p. 225
Display execution messages	p. 227
Display procedure arguments	p. 230
Generate a flow trace	p. 232
Generate a variable snapshot	p. 233
Generate memory dump	p. 234
Force variable value	p. 236
Assert assumptions	p. 237
Check data structures	p. 239
Display data structures	p. 240
Use runtime subscript checking	p. 242
Use runtime stack checking	p. 243
Use runtime heap checking	p. 245
Initialize global variables	p. 247
Initialize local variables	p. 248
Change storage class	p. 249
Use a different compiler	p. 251
Compile to assembly code	p. 252
Execute on a different platform	p. 255
Review	p. 256
Case Studies II	p. 257
Case Study 2	p. 257
Case Study 3	p. 279
The Way of the Safety Expert	p. 361
Preview	p. 361
Worldview of the safety expert	p. 361
Root-cause analysis	p. 362
Software-defect root causes	p. 363
Cause-and-event charting	p. 381
Fault-tree analysis	p. 382
Review	p. 384
The Way of the Psychologist	p. 387
Preview	p. 387
Worldview of the psychologist	p. 387
Models of human cognition	p. 388
Defining and classifying human error	p. 389
Explaining error causes	p. 394
Research review	p. 414
Review	p. 427
The Way of the Engineer	p. 433
Preview	p. 433
Worldview of the engineer	p. 434
Classifying errors by development stage	p. 437
Avoiding errors by development stage	p. 442
Avoiding errors by coding conventions	p. 451
Building debugging infrastructure	p. 466
Review	p. 469
The Way of the Computer Scientist	p. 473
Preview	p. 473
The worldview of the computer scientists	p. 474
Classifying errors by linguistic formalism	p. 474
Detecting programming errors by linguistic formalism	p. 476
Static-analysis tools	p. 478
Dynamic-analysis tools	p. 488
Analysis comparison	p. 503
Review	p. 505
Get Back to Work	p. 509
Review the methods	p. 509
Measure your work	p. 513
Visit our Web site	p. 513
Glossary	p. 515
Root-Cause Checklist	p. 517
Design errors	p. 517
Coding errors	p. 519
Books about Debugging	p. 525
Software Recommendations	p. 537
Testing	p. 537
Static and Dynamic Analysis	p. 537
References	p. 539
Software Development	p. 539
Books about Supporting Disciplines	p. 542
Index	p. 547
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