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Maguire, Stephen A.

Debugging the development process : practical strategies for

staying focused, hitting ship dates, and building solid teams /

Stephen A. Maguire

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-55615-650-2

1. Debugging in computer science. 2. Computer software-

-Development. I. Title.

QA76.9.D43M33 1994

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