Re: Debugger Rant (was Re: How to debug an Ada program)

["Robert I. Eachus" <rieachus@attbi.com>]

Brian Catlin wrote:

> I might be way off here, but it seems to me that you're using the debugger to
> debug your understanding of the problem/program, rather than writing
> specifications to figure out what you're really trying to do ahead of time.
> Granted, that in today's environment, it is hard for management to accept
> writing specs before coding, every study I've ever seen has shown that writing
> specs ahead of time improves the development process and the quality of the code
> produced.

Amen!  I just finished another post to the same effect.

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                                                        Robert I. Eachus

�In an ally, considerations of house, clan, planet, race are 
insignificant beside two prime questions, which are: 1. Can he shoot? 2. 
Will he aim at your enemy?� -- from the Laiden novels by Sharon Lee and 
Steve Miller.