Theoretical Software Diagnostics
Theoretical Software Diagnostics
Collected Articles, Third Edition
About the Book
Contains reprinted articles in full color (including 200 figures) from 13 volumes of Memory Dump Analysis Anthology related to pattern-oriented software diagnostics with additional comments showing the historical development of this autonomous and distinctive discipline over the last 14 years. In addition to 10 new articles, the third edition includes updated threads of thinking, the list of mathematical concepts, and notes’ references.
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents 3
Preface to the Third Edition 11
Preface to the Second Edition 12
About the Author 13
Threads of Thinking 15
Volume 1: August 2006 – December 2007 16
Volume 2: January 2008 – September 2008 17
Volume 3: October 2008 – June 2009 18
Volume 4: July 2009 – January 2010 19
Volume 5: February 2010 – October 2010 20
Volume 6: November 2010 – October 2011 21
Volumes 7 – 10: November 2011 – May 2017 22
Volumes 11 – 13 and Beyond: June 2017 – Present 23
Volume 1 25
Multiple Exceptions 25
Four Pillars 28
Five Golden Rules 29
Critical Thinking 30
Troubleshooting as Debugging 31
What is a Software Defect? 33
Four Causes of Crash Dumps 35
What is Memory Dump Analysis? 37
Crashes and Hangs Differentiated 38
Memory Dump - A Mathematical Definition 39
Threads as Braided Strings in Abstract Space 41
Volume 2 45
Debugware Patterns 45
Three Main Ideas of Debugging 46
The Hidden Tomb in Pyramid of Software Change 47
Ceteris Paribus in Comparative Troubleshooting 48
Object-Oriented Debugging and Troubleshooting 49
Component-Based Debugging and Troubleshooting 50
Domain-Driven Debugging and Troubleshooting 51
Causal Models 52
PARTS: Problem Solving Power of Thought 53
Memoretics 54
Memiotics 55
Memory Analysis 56
Volume 3 57
Introduction to Software Trace Analysis Patterns 57
Software Narratology: A Definition 58
Software Trace: A Mathematical Definition 59
Geometrical Debugging 60
Riemann Programming Language 62
The Measure of Debugging and Memory Dump Analysis Complexity 63
I’m RARE 64
T&D Labyrinth 65
Efficient vs. Effective: DATA View 67
A Copernican Revolution in Debugging 68
Is Memory Dump Analysis a Science? 69
Universal Memory Dump: A Definition 70
Quantum Memory Dumps 71
On Subjectivity of Software Defects 72
My Dangerous Idea: Parameterized Science 73
Unique Events and Historical Narratives 74
Chemistry of Virtual Memory 75
Graphical Notation for Memory Dumps 77
Volume 4 81
Succession of Patterns 81
Workaround Patterns 82
Metaphorical Bijectionism: A Method of Inquiry 83
Memory Dumps as Posets 86
MemD Category 88
Operating Closure of Memory 91
Fiber Bundle of Memory Space 93
Cubic Memory Representation 94
Manifold Memory Space 96
Extending Multithreading to Multibraiding (Adjoint Threading) 98
Volume 5 103
Software Behavior Patterns 103
Structural Memory Patterns 104
General Memory Analysis 105
Memory Systems Language 106
Notation for Memory and Trace Analysis 107
Models of Software Behavior 108
Category Theory and Troubleshooting 109
Collective Pointer 110
On Unconscious 113
Psychoanalysis of Software Troubleshooting and Debugging 114
Archaeological Foundations for Memory Analysis 115
Software Chorography and Chorology: A Definition 116
Basic Software PLOTs 118
The Extended Software Trace 120
Presenting a Software Story 121
Two Readings of a Software Trace 122
Volume 6 125
Intelligence Analysis Patterns 125
A.C.P. Root Cause Analysis Methodology 126
Function Activity Theory 127
Close and Deconstructive Readings of a Software Trace 128
Analysis, Architectural, Design, Implementation and Usage Debugging Patterns 129
Generative Debugging 130
Metadefect Template Library 131
Orbifold Memory Space 132
Uses of Memoretics 133
Crossdisciplinary Memoretics as Interdisciplinary Science 134
Coarse vs. Fine Grained DNA of Software Behavior 135
The Way of Philip Marlowe: Abductive Reasoning for Troubleshooting and Debugging 136
The New School of Debugging 137
A Periodic Table of Software Defects 138
User Interface Problem Analysis Patterns 139
Volume 7 141
Software Anti-Narrative 141
Narremes in Software Narratology 142
Narralog - A Software Trace Modeling Language 143
What is a Software Narrative? 144
Software Narrative Planes 145
Software Narratology Square 147
Software Trace Analysis Patterns Domain Hierarchy 148
Generalized Software Narrative and Trace 149
Unified Computer Diagnostics: Incorporating Hardware Narratology 150
Introducing Software Narratology of Things (Software NT) 151
What are Software Trace and Memory Dump Analysis? A One Sentence Definition 152
Software Problem Description Language 153
Software Problem Description Patterns 154
Software Behavior Pattern Prediction 155
Patterns of Software Diagnostics 156
Highly Effective Diagnostics 157
Network Trace Analysis Patterns 158
Pattern-Based Software Diagnostics 160
Software Diagnostics Discipline 161
Architecture of memCPU 162
Phenomenology of Software Diagnostics: A First Sketch 163
Software Diagnostics Report Schemes 164
Software Diagnostics Training: Two Approaches 165
The Structure of Software Problem Solving Organization 166
Software Disruption Patterns 167
Static Code Analysis Patterns 168
Bridging the Great Divide 169
Elementary Software Diagnostics Patterns 170
Zero Fault Software Diagnostics 171
Agile Software Diagnostics 173
ADDR Pattern Catalog 174
Thinking-Based Software Diagnostics 175
Memory Acquisition Pattern Catalog 176
Trace Acquisition Pattern Catalog 177
Patterns of Software Diagnostics Architecture 178
Detecting and Predicting the Unknown 180
Software Diagnostics as Psychology 181
Software Diagnostics as Literary Criticism 182
Rapid Software Diagnostics Process (RSDP) 183
Right First Time Software Diagnosis 184
Software Diagnosis Codes 185
Vulnerability Analysis Patterns (VAP) 186
Analytic Memory Dump - A Mathematical Definition 188
General Abnormal Patterns of Structure and Behavior 189
Malware Analysis Patterns 190
Software Trace Diagrams (STDiagrams) 191
Volume 8 195
A Pattern Language for Performance Analysis 195
The Timeless Way of Diagnostics 196
Pattern-Oriented Debugging Process 197
Malnarratives 200
Higher-Order Pattern Narratives (Analyzing Diagnostic Analysis) 202
Special and General Trace and Log Analysis 206
Projective Debugging 209
Pattern! What Pattern? 216
We did not See Anything 219
Coding and Articoding 221
Adjoint Space 223
Volume 9 227
Diagnostics, Forensics, Prognostics: The Copernican Revolution 227
Pattern Repertoire 229
Pattern-Oriented Software Internals: Pattern Paradigms and Software Internals Pattern Stack 231
Software Diagnostics Canvas 235
Software Traces and Logs as Proteins 237
Patterns-Based Root Cause Analysis Methodology 239
Teaching Complex Diagnostic Scenarios with Artificial Debugger (ArtDbg) and Pseudo-Memory Dumps 242
The Scope of Software Diagnostics 244
Diagnostics of Things (DoT) 246
Riemann Root Cause Analysis Language 247
Problem Solving as Code 250
Dia|gram Graphical Diagnostic Analysis Language 251
Iterative Pattern-Oriented Root Cause Analysis 253
Theoretical Software Diagnostics and Education 255
Volume 10 257
Topological Software Trace and Log Analysis 257
Software Diagnostic Space as a General Graph of Software Narratives 258
Software Diagnostics as Archaeology 263
Pattern-Oriented Diagnostic Analysis Process 264
Principles of Pattern-Oriented Software Data Analysis 265
Abstract Debugging Commands (ADC) Initiative 267
Reducing Analysis Pattern Complexity via Elementary Analysis Patterns 268
Categorical Foundations of Software Diagnostics 271
Existential Prognostics: Periodic Table of Diagnostic Patterns 273
Software Codiagnostics 275
Volume 11 277
The Most Important Skill in Software Diagnostics. 277
Diagnostic Operads 279
Mathematical Concepts in Software Diagnostics and Software Data Analysis 282
Software Diagnostics Engineering 285
Narrachain 287
Diagnostics-Driven Development 289
Integral Diamathics – Tracing the Road to Root Cause 290
Meso-problem Solving using Meso-patterns 292
Lego Log Analysis 295
Artificial Chemistry Approach to Software Trace and Log Analysis 299
Volume 12 305
Introducing Software Pathology 305
Log’s Loxels and Trace Message’s Mexels Graphical Representation of Software Traces and Logs 307
Analysis Pattern Duality 313
Application of Trace and Log Analysis Patterns to Image Analysis: Introducing Space-like Narratology 314
Machine Learning Square and Software Diagnostics Institute Roadmap 316
Volume 13 319
Debugging and Category Theory 319
Introducing Diags: Diagnostic Analysis Gestures and Logues 331
Debugged! MZ/PE, Volume 2, Issue 1 333
What is an Adjoint Thread? 333
Unpublished 339
Functionalist Trace Analysis 339
Notes 341
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