Part two explains the workings of the JTAG (IEEE 1149.1) boundary-scan technology. In software development, perhaps the most critical, yet least predictable stage in the process is debugging. Many ...

Every enterprise struggles to combat some ingrained partialities but, after 23 years in the QA industry, I’ve found that there’s a particular pattern of bias against static testing. It’s no industry ...

Imagine waking up to find that while you slept, a complex feature for your app was not only coded but also tested and debugged, all without your direct involvement. This isn’t a scene from a sci-fi ...

Budget for fixing bugs increases 10 times with every new stage of product development. So the earlier you start your software testing process, the more money and nerves you save. Last-minute testing ...

APIs are the backbone of modern software development, but let’s be honest—working with them can sometimes feel like navigating a maze without a map. Whether you’re debugging a tricky endpoint, testing ...

Debugging embedded designs is becoming increasingly difficult as the number of observed and possible interactions between hardware and software continue to grow, and as more features are crammed into ...

Part four explains how to use breakpoints, event triggers, and program traces to debug code. Part six reviews the common bugs found in DSP applications, and outlines the different testing methods ...