Debugging Bible: Nine Indispensable Rules

David J. Agans's "Debugging: The 9 Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems" is hailed as a classic for software and hardware developers. This book focuses not on specific technologies, but on fundamental methods for finding and fixing bugs. Through nine rules, illustrated with numerous engaging examples, the author explains how to understand the system, make it fail, get data, divide and conquer, change one thing at a time, keep an audit trail, check assumptions, seek help, and verify fixes. Even experienced programmers will find helpful reminders, while novices will find it an invaluable resource.