Debugging Articles
UIAppearance for Custom Views
Explains how to properly implement UIAppearance for custom iOS views, covering common pitfalls and internal mechanisms.
Academic research on browsers, frontend development, and debugging
Explores academic research on frontend development, browsers, and debugging tools, compiling papers from universities and researchers.
OBIEE 11.1.1.6.2 BP1 - Logical SQL Diagnostic view
Explores the new Logical SQL Diagnostic view in OBIEE 11.1.1.6.2 BP1, a debug feature for analyzing report queries.
The Caves of Clojure: Part 3.2
A technical blog post detailing the implementation of a world-smoothing algorithm using cellular automata in Clojure for a roguelike game development series.
Pimping recursiveDescription
A developer shares a custom debug tool to recursively list UIViewController hierarchies in iOS, improving on UIView's recursiveDescription.
Little known new features in Visual Studio 2012
Explores under-the-radar improvements in Visual Studio 2012 RC, including better Edit and Continue for lambdas and optimized autocompletion.
How to speedrun Dropbox’s Dropquest 2012
A technical guide to quickly complete Dropbox's 2012 Dropquest puzzle challenge using URL manipulation and JavaScript debugging to earn extra storage.
Publishing symbol packages for a MyGet feed
MyGet now supports publishing symbol packages for private feeds via SymbolSource.org integration, enabling easier debugging of NuGet packages.
NoMethodError in Rails 3
A beginner's guide to understanding and fixing the NoMethodError in Ruby on Rails 3, explaining its common causes.
A client side Glimpse to your PHP application
Introducing Glimpse for PHP, a client-side debugging tool that provides insights into server-side operations, similar to Firebug for the client.
A look at the Windows Phone JIT compiler
A technical guide on how to disassemble and inspect JIT-compiled code for the Windows Phone CLR, revealing emulator vs. device differences.
Waldo: Search the JavaScript Object Model in under 1 KB
Introduces Waldo, a tiny JavaScript bookmarklet for searching and inspecting objects in a web page's runtime object model.
Show generated SQL in Rails 3 console
A guide to displaying generated SQL queries in the Rails 3 console by configuring ActiveRecord's logger to output to STDOUT.
Debugging Closures and Modules
Explains how to use JavaScript's debugger statement to inspect private variables in closure-based modules, improving debugging for patterns like the Module Pattern.
Why is my file so huge?
A developer investigates why their C++ game executable file was unexpectedly large, discovering that debug flags and lack of optimization were the culprits.
Teething troubles
A developer shares the challenges of starting a new project with Cython and Python 3, detailing a frustrating bug hunt and attempt to get it fixed.
Consul.js, Simple Logging Abstraction
Introducing consul.js, a JavaScript logging abstraction that wraps console functions for easier debugging and cross-browser compatibility.
Security Essentials on Server 2008
A guide to installing Microsoft Security Essentials on Windows Server 2008, with warnings about unsupported methods and potential risks.
Initial Review: Python Essential Reference
A positive review of the Python Essential Reference book, highlighting its coverage of syntax, libraries, and debugging tools.