Approaches in debugging

Question

Write a brief note on the common approaches in debugging? Briefly explain all the methods?

Answer 1

The common approaches in debugging are as follows:

a) Brute force technique: The memory dumps and run-time tracks are observed and program with write statements is loaded to get clues to error causes.

b) Back tracking technique: The source code is examined by looking backwards from symptom to the potential causes of errors.

c) Cause elimination technique: This technique employs binary partitioning to decrease the number of positions where errors can exists.