stable software, How to ?

[Howie]

Hi,

i am searching for some tips/links/books or hints to make a huge
software realy stable and if an error occours, to find the
errorposition in a short time.

So i am looking for these therms:

- exception handling
- debugging concepts and debug-tools
- Bug finding (such like incorrect pointers to nowhere)
- initialisation/instantiation of objects
(here i use a lot of from "Large Scale C++ Software Design" from
Lakos, realy good)



Thanks in advance,

Howie

 

[Thomas Matthews]

Hi,

i am searching for some tips/links/books or hints to make a huge
software realy stable and if an error occours, to find the
errorposition in a short time.

Aren't we all?

So i am looking for these therms:

- exception handling
- debugging concepts and debug-tools
- Bug finding (such like incorrect pointers to nowhere)
- initialisation/instantiation of objects
(here i use a lot of from "Large Scale C++ Software Design" from
Lakos, realy good)



Thanks in advance,

Howie

The only method I know of is to test every boundary condition
and check the return results from functions and check for
any thrown exceptions.

Also search for the keyword "robust".

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[EventHelix.com]

I would recommend:

Code Complete, Second Edition
by Steve McConnell

Deepa

 

[Howie]

I would recommend:

Code Complete, Second Edition
by Steve McConnell

Deepa

Thanks,

i just orderd this book.

Howie

 

[Howie]

On Thu, 20 Jan 2005 12:23:10 GMT, Thomas Matthews

Thanks Thomas,

Aren't we all?

Then there must be a inovative developer who has solved such a
problem. ;- o )

The only method I know of is to test every boundary condition
and check the return results from functions and check for
any thrown exceptions.

Also search for the keyword "robust".

Ok.

Howie

 

[Jack Klein]

Hi,

i am searching for some tips/links/books or hints to make a huge
software realy stable and if an error occours, to find the
errorposition in a short time.

So i am looking for these therms:

- exception handling
- debugging concepts and debug-tools
- Bug finding (such like incorrect pointers to nowhere)
- initialisation/instantiation of objects
(here i use a lot of from "Large Scale C++ Software Design" from
Lakos, realy good)

You missed the most important and cost effective ones, most of which
have their greatest impact when applied before the ones above:

- sensible coding requirements (and don't call them "style guides")
rigorously enforced.

- code inspections

- formal test plans

- unit tests