How Debuggers Work: Algorithms, Data Structures, and Architecture

I think this book deserves reading, espesially if you are a beginner in corresponding field. It covers main aproaches to debugging, describes difficulties of debugging, briefly describes functionality, provided by Unix and Windows and it mentions future trends in this field. I think, taking into account nearly total absence of any structured information about this field of computer science, this book deserves reading.

This book has been real help to me in "designing implementation of symbolic debugger" as my b.e. final year project. This book has been a source of help in case of any problem i faced during my project.

Considering there are practically *no* books around that deals with debugger theory, I would label it a pioneering effort from Mr. Rosenberg.True that it side steps or do not discuss in detail issues which most debugger *writers* would want to know, I can understand why the author named the book 'How debuggers Work' instead of 'How to write debuggers' or 'Debugger writing: Principles and Techniques' etc. Still it gets you going and clear lots of necessary concepts.

Kudos! I found this book to be insightful and informative. The hints about internal workings of debuggers gave me, as a software engineer, insights into how to write higher quality code. My use of debuggers is no longer shrouded in magic. Now I really understand what they're telling me.