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Debugging Methods

Started by Tha_HoodRat Nov 25, 2000 at 2:37 PM 3 replies 200+ views
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Tha_HoodRat
Tha_HoodRat
Most compilers come with a debugger , however they scare me , so I never use them . I find bugs the Ol'' fashion way . I dont even know how to use the VC debug (in my 6 years of programming , thats a shame) . How inefficient is the Ol'' way , am I losing anything ? My method works fine , I find bugs just as fast most of the times faster than my collegues . I am just curious as to how the rest of the world does things.
I was influenced by the Ghetto you ruined.
Jumpster
Jumpster
I use the debugger. The fact that I can step through the code, line by line, checking each variable affected by every line of code makes it invaluable. Not to mention the fact that I can track register changes, memory address contents, assembly code etc. is also invaluable for tracking bugs.

There are times when I have to use the ''Ol fashion way, particularly when I am running the Release version (debugger is not effective in this mode). That''s when I export variables to a log file, message box etc. to try to track the bugs in release code.


Regards,
Jumpster

Regards,JumpsterSemper Fi
CobraA1
CobraA1
Not to sound stupid, but - what is the old fasioned way?


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