Debugging code running on multiprocessor computing systems, and, in particular, parallel code on multicore devices, is an old computing problem that has reached a certain prominence and urgency ...

Cola Teacher's 'Debugging Tool': The Power of Print!

If you have ever tried to debug optimized code, you probably realized that it can be a frustrating experience. Without optimizations, your debugger is a reliable assistant, precisely following every ...

In August 2025, Visual Studio 2022 (v17.14) received a significant update aimed at providing developers with a more efficient development environment, allowing them to focus more on programming. This ...

In 2020 a study showed the IT industry spent an estimated $2 trillion in software development associated with debugging code. The study also showed that 50 percent of IT budgets were allocated to ...

Programming is a constant game of mental Jenga: one line of code stacked upon another, building a tower of code you hope is robust enough not to come crashing down. But it always does, as code never ...

A student raises his hand, sounding irritated and wronged. The look on this 11-year-old’s face seems almost accusatory; his code is not running and he sounds as if it is the teacher’s fault. During my ...