Debugging is the process of examining the state of a program - generally with a debugging tool - while it is running and attempting to find bugs that cause it to behave abnormally.
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Is reverse debugging possible? [duplicate]
I know there are some products for reverse debugging.
I am wondering that does reverse debugging mean going to one step back or starting over again up to one step back?
I've found an explanation ...
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Fatal error detected in Eclipse when using Xuggle [closed]
I was trying to get frames from a video using Xuggle 5.4. The IDE which I use is Eclipse Juno.The last time (which was roughly one months back) when I tried, I got the frames with a gap of 5 seconds, ...
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How useful is “rubber duck debugging”? [duplicate]
I just learned about rubber duck debugging, where the programmer explains code, line by line, to a rubber duck or other inanimate object in order to find the problem. This approach sounds ...
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Self Debuggable systems
For example, in case of GDB it is possible to debug itself by itself. I have not been able to find any JVM that can debug itself or even allows debugging on source level.
I was just wondering if ...
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Developing debugger for proprietary softwares [closed]
Is it possible and legal to design debugger interfaces for any proprietary tool that might be selling the same at non affordable prices ? Say some software where commands are sent to some kernel and ...
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Visual Studio 2012 won't let me debug [migrated]
I can't seem to be able to debug. When I try to, I don't get any build errors, and the layout changes to debug mode, but the windows never pops up. I have an orange bar at the bottom of VS, which I ...
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What features do you want in modern debuggers? [closed]
I am trying to build a better debugger for C/C++ and hopefully for Python and Javascript. I am not too happy single stepping through various lines of code to see what got executed and what did not. ...
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How do IDE-s provide auto-completion, instant error checking and debugging? [closed]
Say you have a language compiler you would like to build an IDE for.
How is auto completion, instant error reporting while writing code and debuggers commonly implemented?
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Modern analog of DDD (Data Display Debugger)
I if there are visual applications for debugging code in popular languages (like C, Pytho, Javascript).
By visual I do not mean debugger with UI which is bundled with almost every IDE, I'm rather ...
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While running an application the error occurs, while debugging it doesn't [duplicate]
There is an issue which appears while running the application. It is not an Exception, but the desired UI change is not been implemented.
While debugging to find the code which should be changed to ...
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How to get better at debugging? [duplicate]
How can one become better at debugging in general? I do not mean specific tools or tactics that apply to a certain programming language or stack, but simply how to make your mind better at it, ...
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Name for a bug that disappears when someone else looks at it [closed]
Does anyone know of an existing name for a bug that disappears the moment you call someone over to look at it? It's a funny phenomenon, but it has happened from time to time that I'm working on a bug ...
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How to debug through a swing based application effectively
I am trying to understand how a radio button is created in a Dynamic field by reading from an XML using Netbeans 7.0.
I know the radio button is created because of the XML being read from database, ...
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Is there good online resource for basic debugging techniques? [closed]
I often find myself looking at PHP questions on stackoverflow.com where the answer is simply for the OP to do some basic debugging.
eg.
Put in trace statements
Seperate out Variable from ...
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Fastest native C++ multi-platform compiler & IDE & debugger [closed]
If I'll begin developing cross platform applications, The complied file speed is very important for me .
I have research before than and find same result about IDE :
(I ignored eclipse because very ...
