Abstract
We propose a model for analyzing the reading strategies in software debugging. The model provides quantitative and objective visions to a human's debugging activity, and provides the framework for clarifying good- and/or bad-strategies for program reading. We have conducted a case study to observe the debugging processes under a controlled environment. The observation includes: both novice debugger and expert debugger could correctly locate an area that seems to have a bug, however, only the expert subject could quickly narrow down that area, reading the faulty (or most suspicious) module only will not generally lead to a shorter debugging time, and the most well-performed subjects read the module that seems to be a key to find a fault. This case study suggested that explicit and quantitative evaluation of the debugging process becomes possible by using the proposed model.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | ISESE 2002 - Proceedings, 2002 International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. |
| Pages | 139-147 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| ISBN (Print) | 076951796X, 9780769517964 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2002 |
| Externally published | Yes |
| Event | International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering, ISESE 2002 - Nara, Japan Duration: Oct 3 2002 → Oct 4 2002 |
Other
| Other | International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering, ISESE 2002 |
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| Country | Japan |
| City | Nara |
| Period | 10/3/02 → 10/4/02 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Software
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A multiple-view analysis model of debugging processes. / Uchida, S.; Monden, Akito; Iida, H.; Matsumoto, K.; Kudo, H.
ISESE 2002 - Proceedings, 2002 International Symposium on Empirical Software Engineering. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2002. p. 139-147 1166933.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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AU - Kudo, H.
PY - 2002
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