DocumentCode
1416570
Title
Sequential debugging at a high level of abstraction
Author
Olsson, Ronald A. ; Crawford, Richard H. ; Ho, W. Wilson ; Wee, Christopher R.
Author_Institution
Div. of Comput. Sci., California Univ., Davis, CA, USA
Volume
8
Issue
3
fYear
1991
fDate
5/1/1991 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
27
Lastpage
36
Abstract
Efforts to build a better mousetrap for bugs in sequential programs are described. The resulting debugger, called Dalek, is intended to remedy limitations in conventional execution harnesses. Beyond the simple ´stop and look´ features offered by typical breakpoint debuggers, Dalek offers a rich control and query language. Dalek´s linguistic capabilities for treating sequences of program events offer an improvement over scratch paper as a compensatory technology for human memory limitations. Example applications are given. The very interactive, dynamic style of debugging encouraged by Dalek is discussed.<>
Keywords
program debugging; programming; query languages; Dalek; breakpoint debuggers; conventional execution harnesses; dynamic style; human memory limitations; linguistic capabilities; mousetrap; program events; query language; sequential debugging; sequential programs; Debugging; Modems; Sun; TV; Voice mail;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Software, IEEE
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0740-7459
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/52.88941
Filename
88941
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