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Mastering Debugging: Techniques for Efficient Code Diagnosis

Want to learn how to code? Get hands-on with debugging techniques, trace bugs, troubleshoot environments, and confidently build in-demand skills to diagnose code efficiently. Fun and immersive learning awaits!

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39 Lessons
7h
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES
  • An understanding of debugging and its strategies for efficient code diagnosis
  • Working knowledge of debugging techniques, including logging, code reading, and monitoring
  • Hands-on experience finding bugs in multithreaded applications
  • The ability to find bugs related to crashes and hangs
  • Familiarity with debugging concepts, including bug triage, code path tracing, bottom-up approach
  • An understanding of building debuggable systems

Learning Roadmap

39 Lessons10 Quizzes

1.

Introduction to Debugging

Introduction to Debugging

Get familiar with crucial debugging techniques, practical methods, and diagnostic tools.

2.

Bugs Life Cycle

Bugs Life Cycle

Unpack the core of the bug life cycle, from causes and triage to classification.

3.

Basic Debugging

Basic Debugging

7 Lessons

7 Lessons

Uncover fundamental debugging techniques, tracing code paths, issue reproduction, logging practices, and effective bug identification.

4.

Multithreaded Debugging

Multithreaded Debugging

3 Lessons

3 Lessons

Break down the steps to debug multithreaded code, manage shared resources, and understand memory models.

6.

Crashes and Hangs

Crashes and Hangs

4 Lessons

4 Lessons

See how it works to debug crashes and hangs in programs.

7.

Resource Leaks

Resource Leaks

5 Lessons

5 Lessons

Master the steps to diagnose and manage memory and resource leaks efficiently.

8.

Debugging Distributed Systems

Debugging Distributed Systems

5 Lessons

5 Lessons

Learn how to use advanced debugging techniques for distributed systems, logs, metrics, and tracing.

9.

Scaling Issues

Scaling Issues

2 Lessons

2 Lessons

Look at techniques for diagnosing and resolving software scaling issues.

10.

Troubleshooting Environments

Troubleshooting Environments

2 Lessons

2 Lessons

Work your way through effective strategies for diagnosing and addressing environmental issues.
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ABOUT THIS COURSE
This course covers debugging and the different techniques that help developers efficiently trace bugs in programming. It also includes guidelines and tips for software developers who must debug applications in production environments. You’ll start with introductory concepts of bugs and their life cycle. Next, you’ll cover the basic debugging techniques such as tracing code paths, reproducing the issue, logging, and knowing what to chase. In the next section, you’ll learn debugging techniques for multithreaded applications and the art of finding bugs in crashes and hangs. By the end of the course, you’ll gain knowledge about scaling issues, troubleshooting environments, monitoring, and building debuggable systems. After completing this course, you’ll have detailed knowledge of debugging and its different techniques. It will also help you enhance your debugging skills, which are applied throughout the life cycle of software development.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Siddharth Sambamoorthy

Software Engineer & Troubleshooter

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