The biggest downside to writing your own agent is that unlike BTrace, which lets you write Java-like scripts to capture state, Java agents operate at the bytecode level.

U.S. computer scientists have developed a technique that can significantly increase the speed of program debugging.

Compare inheritance and composition, the two fundamental ways to relate Java classes, then practice debugging ClassCastExceptions in Java inheritance.

Computer scientists have developed a technique to speed up program debugging by automatically 'chipping' the software into smaller pieces so that bugs can be isolated more easily. The "Chipper ...

New Java Programming Tools Employs Human-centered Design Techniques Date: June 25, 2009 Source: Carnegie Mellon University Summary: Researchers have developed two new tools to help computer ...