Practical debugging in Java

Beginning programmers now have a practical guide to debugging techniques for Java. This book serves as an important companion to any introductory textbook on programming in Java. Whether in the computer lab or at home, keep it handy for quick reference when writing and debugging your Java programs.

• Common syntactic and semantic programming errors, with illustrative examples.
• Tracing techniques using output statements in Java programs, and examples illustrating how to insert tracing easily into your programs
• Use of the interactive debugger, with examples from Sun^™ ONE Studio, Borland^® Jbuilder^® Professional, and Microsoft^® Visual J++^®

Beginning programmers will want to use this book because it is easy and fast to read with many simple examples. It will save you many frustrating hours of debugging time when you apply the tracing and system debugger techniques illustrated in the text and figures.

For intermediate programmers, particularly those with some experience in other languages, this guide provides you with a quick up-to-speed primer in Java debugging. It includes a series of examples of common syntax and semantic errors and how they can be detected and corrected.

Instructors in introductory programming classes will want to recommend this book to their students because it will enable students to become much more self-sufficient and it will greatly reduce the time students need for individual counseling for their programs.

Sandra L. Bartlett, Ph.D. is an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and the School of Information at the University of Michigan. She has taught numerous courses in Java using a variety of debugging practices that she promotes in her classes.

Ann R. Ford, MS is currently a Lecturer of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She has taught introductory courses in programming for the past ten years and has applied and refined these debugging principles for her many students.

Toby J. Teorey, Ph.D. is a Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He has taught extensively in both introductory and advanced programming classes.

Gary S. Tyson, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science at the University of Michigan. His current interests are in compilers and programming languages as well as computer architecture and computer optimization.