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Fact or Fiction novel? First off, yes the book contains information (tons of valuable links sprinkled with the one or other wisdom of the author (although these were quite often common knowledge in respect to professional programming)) But looking at it from my perspective I was honestly put off by endless tirades of how to bother your boss, how to endanger your job etc. etc. etc. This book could have been reduced to the links plus approx. 10% of the original text (even less) without losing ANY information (besides the... more info
A guide to writing Quality code I agree with the previous reviewers. This book covers so much more than 'just' debugging - although there are plenty enough tips on the Visual Studio debugger and WinDBG to make the book worthwhile for that alone. But John Robbins' main aim is not so much to help you to debug your program in the common sense of the word (i.e. by using an interactive debugger), but rather to 'de-bug' your program by teaching useful techniques and attitudes that will help you to write quality code. The custom Code... more info
Exceeded all expectations When I picked up this book, I must admit I didn't expect to learn that much. However, the amount of invaluable info and references that John Robbins had put into it completely overwhelmed me.
This book is not just about debugging. It is also about how to prevent having to spend hours upon hours debugging your code. It teaches some excellent practices (such as creating custom rules - and custom dictionaries! - used in code analysis by FxCop (see preceeding review)), and reinforces it with plethora of... more info
Worthwhile 3rd edition of a classic. I've enjoyed every edition of John Robbin's debugging books and this is a valuable update. Given the reality of development on Windows these days John has wisely split the subject matter into managed (.NET) and unmanaged (ye-olde C++). This book is the first in a 2 volume set. In other words the 3rd edition is split accross two volumes. This makes so much sense since a lot of developers will want a detailed and focused approach that addresses their day to day view of development. Don't for a second think... more info
