[Info-vax] HP wins Oracle Itanium case

[ChrisQ]

On 08/21/12 17:40, David Froble wrote:

> I've found debuggers to be quite useful. Many times they have pointed
> out something that was right in front of my nose, and I didn't see it.
> Great harm to the ego.
>
> But yeah, you really need to understand the code.

Most manufacturers embedded tool chains come with an ide and debugger these
days and they are sometimes quite usefull for finding a subtle problems.
However, there is a tendency in some quarters for the debugger to be used
first to find a problem, rather than analysing where the problem is from
program behaviour and reference to the source. Over reliance just takes away
the instinctive ability, if that doesn't sound too pretentious. Keep the 
mind
sharp, problem solving is what it's for and all that :-).

I start out with the maxim that code should should work right first 
time, but
that requires up front effort. Obviously it doesn't always, but if the 
effort
is put in first, then any bugs should be easier to find, with or without a
debugger...

Regards,

Chris