The terms "bug" and "debugging" are popularly attributed to Admiral Grace Hopper in the 1940s. While she was working on a Mark II computer at Harvard University, her associates discovered a moth stuck in a … See more

As software and electronic systems have become generally more complex, the various common debugging techniques have expanded with … See more

The debugging process normally begins with identifying the steps to reproduce the problem. This can be a non-trivial task, particularly with parallel processes and some Heisenbugs for example. The specific user environment and usage history can also make it difficult … See more

In contrast to the general purpose computer software design environment, a primary characteristic of embedded environments is the sheer number of different platforms … See more

Debugging ranges in complexity from fixing simple errors to performing lengthy and tiresome tasks of data collection, analysis, and scheduling updates. The debugging skill of the programmer can be a major factor in the ability to debug a problem, but the … See more

• Interactive debugging uses debugger tools which allow an application's code execution to be processed one step at a time and to be … See more

Anti-debugging is "the implementation of one or more techniques within computer code that hinders attempts at reverse engineering or … See more