Code better and find bugs faster with built-in NetBeans debugging support

Overview: Debugging is a fact of life for any Java developer. This chapter from NetBeans(TM) IDE Field Guide: Developing Desktop, Web, Enterprise, and Mobile Applications shows you how the built-in debugger in the NetBeans IDE saves you time and improves the deliverability of your application development project.

No matter how carefully you plan and program an application, there will always be bugs. Because every developer knows this going into a project, the only sensible thing to do is have a plan for debugging your code and the best support software available to make the process as efficient as possible. If your integrated development environment (IDE) is NetBeans you benefit from having a built-in debugging solution that is not only powerful but feature rich. As outlined in Debugging Java Applications, a chapter from the book NetBeans IDE Field Guide: Developing Desktop, Web, Enterprise, and Mobile Applications, published by Prentice Hall PTR, features of the Java debugger include:

• Step through application code line by line
• Step through JDK source code
• Track the value of a variable or expression
• Suspend threads individually or collectively

In addition, you can use the debugger to designate points of interest in your code with IDE-stored breakpoints. The efficiency and ease of use associated with having built-in debugging support cannot be ignored.

Title: NetBeans(TM) IDE Field Guide: Developing Desktop, Web, Enterprise, and Mobile Applications
Author: By Patrick Keegan, Ludovic Chanpenois, Gregory Crawley, Charlie Hunt, and Christopher Webster
Publisher: Prentice Hall PTR
Chapter 16: Debugging Java Applications
ISBN: 0131876201; Published: June, 2005; Copyright 2005
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