Debugging
Art, Science: Neither, Either or Both?
A talk by Perry Kivolowitz

When: 5pm on Tuesday, April 10th
Where: CS1240
What: A talk about debugging with FREE IAN'S PIZZA

Abstract: Some say debugging is an art and can't be taught. This has been the fallback explanation for why debugging isn't taught since the dawn of programming. In this talk I will show that the art of debugging is based on science. Science can be taught. Using the concepts presented in this talk should greatly accelerate the maturation of your art.

About the speaker: Perry Kivolowitz is an odd duck. With nearly 40 years of programming experience in a many domains, Perry began lecturing on debugging within the Usenix community and Bell Labs in the 1980s. Much of his career has been in the field of digital visual effects from pioneering work in the brand new multimedia field to co-authoring industry dominating tools in the motion picture industry for 20 years.

While C and C++ centric, this talk is applicable to all languages and all levels of programmer.