Chapter 13. Debugging
Programmers often find that they spend more time debugging a program than actually writing it. Good debugging skills are invaluable. In this chapter, we’ll discuss debugging in R.
Fundamental Principles of Debugging
Beware of bugs in the above code; I have only proved it correct, not tried it. | ||
| --Donald Knuth, pioneer of computer science | ||
Though debugging is an art rather than a science, it involves some fundamental principles. Here, we’ll look at some debugging best practices.
The Essence of Debugging: The Principle of Confirmation
As Pete Salzman and I said in our book on debugging, The Art of Debugging, with GDB, DDD, and Eclipse ...
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