Debugging the Undebuggable: Tools and Strategies for Diagnosis

Very good, with a few caveats. The core material is strong.

This is the third book I have read on software development this year, and it is comfortably the best of them. The chapters on software development are the strongest — the examples are stripped down but complete, and I could follow along without constant guessing. The book rewards careful reading. Skimming it would be a mistake. Good value for the price and worth the time it takes to work through properly.

Almost excellent. A second edition could easily push it to five stars.

This is the third book I have read on software development this year, and it is comfortably the best of them. It is denser than the page count suggests, and I found myself slowing down around the middle. The explanations are careful without being condescending, which is a difficult balance to strike. A few of the examples could be more realistic, but the underlying points come across clearly. A good addition to a technical library, as long as you know what you are buying.

Well worth picking up if you already have the basics.

I have been working with software development for a few years now and I still found plenty here that was new to me. The explanations are careful without being condescending, which is a difficult balance to strike. Some of the material is available elsewhere, but rarely presented this clearly. A couple of chapters felt like they could have been merged, but that is a minor complaint. Worth picking up if you already have the basics. Set realistic expectations and you will get a lot out of it.