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A debugging pattern describes a generic set of steps to rectify or correct a bug within a software system. It is a solution to a re-occurring problem that is related to a particular bug or type of bug in a specific context.

Some examples of debugging patterns include:

  • Eliminate Noise Bug Pattern - Isolate and expose a particular bug by eliminating all other noise in the system. This enables you to concentrate on finding the real issue.
  • Re-occurring Bug Pattern - Expose a bug via a unit test. Run that unit test as part of a standard build from that moment on. This ensure that the bug will not reoccur.
  • Time Specific Bug Pattern - Expose the bug by writing a continuous test that runs continuously and fails when a expected error occurs. This is useful for transient bugs.

A bug pattern is a particular type of pattern. The original concept of a pattern was introduced by the architect Sir Christopher Alexander as a design pattern.

See also

[1]A Pattern Language for Software Debugging
[2]Design Pattern [3]Bug Patterns: An Introduction

  1. ^ http://www.waset.org/ijcs/v1/v1-3-29.pdf
  2. ^ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_pattern
  3. ^ http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/library/j-diag1.html
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