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Finding bugs and understanding what is really happening within code is a lost
art. Only truly good programmers are able to emulate the processor in their
own mind (e.g. read the code and understand how it might work without going
to the trouble of running it). Adam Barr wonders how programmers are
supposed to build better programs if they do not know what is going on in
code. The true pursuit of most software programmers is not creating
applications from scratch; the reality of their day-to-day work is that they
usually have to deal with inherited code. This code, likely written by someone
else, must be optimized, tweaked, and improved. Therefore, programmers who
are adept at reading, understanding, and improving code are in hot demand.
These skills are drawn to the forefront with the help of this new book.
This book is language-independent. The author borrows from his extensive
experience at Microsoft Corporation and as an independent consultant to show
how programming skills can be honed by going through the exercise of finding
the bugs in existing code. By teaching programmers how to troubleshoot, it is
the author's belief that programmers will learn how to think like a programmer,
and ultimately produce better software in a more timely fashion.
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Find the Bug: A Book of Incorrect ProgramsAuthor Bio
ADAM BARR lives in Redmond, WA, and works at Microsoft Corporation as a Program Manager on Windows Server. For ten years, he was a Software Design Engineer at Microsoft Corporation, where he worked on products ranging from Windows NT, Windows 2000, and Windows XP to Microsoft Interactive Television and Softimage Digital Studio. He has exceptional experience in C programming and Windows NT kernel development and debugging. He is author of Proudly Serving My Corporate Masters: What I Learned in Ten Years as a Microsoft Programmer.
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Riassunto
Presents "bugged" programs in C, Java, Python, Perl, and x86 assembly language, with explained solutions. This book includes language overviews to help you debug 50 examples. It shows how to look past the "surface" of code to uncover its hidden internal logic. It also offers practical guidance on analyzing programs.
