Software Exorcism: A Handbook for Debugging and Optimizing Legacy Code (Expert's Voice)

Software Exorcism: A Handbook for Debugging and Optimizing Legacy Code (Expert's Voice), 9781590592342 (1590592344), Apress, 2003

IT HAS BEEN DOCUMENTED that the maintenance phase of the typical software project’s life cycle accounts for over 60 percent of the total cost incurred. For all the pomp and circumstance heaped upon the design phase, once the first release has been deployed, most of the resources will be spent on fixing bugs, adding new features, and fixing bugs resulting from those new features.

Discusses tools and techniques for effective and aggressive debugging
Includes optimization strategies that will appeal to all levels of programmers
Presents in-depth treatment of technical issues with honest assessments that are not biased toward proprietary solutions

Software Exorcism: A Handbook for Debugging and Optimizing Legacy Code discusses sociological forces that make it difficult for engineers to do their job. There are plenty of books that discuss 'how-to-debug,' but these books fall short by mistaking a symptom for the illness. This book takes an unflinching look at true behavioral problems in software engineering. Technological issues are presented in a universal manner that can be appreciated by engineers working on any enterprise platform (not just the flavor of the month).

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