Theoretical Software Diagnostics
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Contains reprinted articles in full color (including 170 figures) from ten 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 12 years. Some articles from the forthcoming volume 11 are also included. In addition to 13 new articles, the second edition also includes one relevant article from Debugged! MZ/PE magazine issue and the former Debugging Experts Magazine Online that was referenced in the text of the first edition of this book.
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Table of Contents
Preface 9
About the Author 11
Threads of Thinking 13
Volume 1: August 2006 – December 2007 14
Volume 2: January 2008 – September 2008 15
Volume 3: October 2008 – June 2009 16
Volume 4: July 2009 – January 2010 17
Volume 5: February 2010 – October 2010 18
Volume 6: November 2010 – October 2011 19
Volumes 7 – 10 and Beyond: November 2011 – Present 20
Volume 1 21
Multiple Exceptions 21
Four Pillars 24
Five Golden Rules 25
Critical Thinking 26
Troubleshooting as Debugging 27
What is a Software Defect? 29
Four Causes of Crash Dumps 31
What is Memory Dump Analysis? 33
Crashes and Hangs Differentiated 34
Memory Dump - A Mathematical Definition 35
Threads as Braided Strings in Abstract Space 37
Volume 2 41
Debugware Patterns 41
Three Main Ideas of Debugging 42
The Hidden Tomb in Pyramid of Software Change 43
Ceteris Paribus in Comparative Troubleshooting 44
Object-Oriented Debugging and Troubleshooting 45
Component-Based Debugging and Troubleshooting 46
Domain-Driven Debugging and Troubleshooting 47
Causal Models 48
PARTS: Problem Solving Power of Thought 49
Memoretics 50
Memiotics 51
Memory Analysis 52
Volume 3 53
Introduction to Software Trace Analysis Patterns 53
Software Narratology: A Definition 54
Software Trace: A Mathematical Definition 55
Geometrical Debugging 56
Riemann Programming Language 58
The Measure of Debugging and Memory Dump Analysis Complexity 59
I’m RARE 60
T&D Labyrinth 61
Efficient vs. Effective: DATA View 63
A Copernican Revolution in Debugging 64
Is Memory Dump Analysis a Science? 65
Universal Memory Dump: A Definition 66
Quantum Memory Dumps 67
On Subjectivity of Software Defects 68
My Dangerous Idea: Parameterized Science 69
Unique Events and Historical Narratives 70
Chemistry of Virtual Memory 71
Graphical Notation for Memory Dumps 73
Volume 4 77
Succession of Patterns 77
Workaround Patterns 78
Metaphorical Bijectionism: A Method of Inquiry 79
Memory Dumps as Posets 82
MemD Category 84
Operating Closure of Memory 87
Fiber Bundle of Memory Space 89
Cubic Memory Representation 90
Manifold Memory Space 92
Extending Multithreading to Multibraiding (Adjoint Threading) 94
Volume 5 99
Software Behavior Patterns 99
Structural Memory Patterns 100
General Memory Analysis 101
Memory Systems Language 102
Notation for Memory and Trace Analysis 103
Models of Software Behavior 104
Category Theory and Troubleshooting 105
Collective Pointer 106
On Unconscious 109
Psychoanalysis of Software Troubleshooting and Debugging 110
Archaeological Foundations for Memory Analysis 111
Software Chorography and Chorology: A Definition 112
Basic Software PLOTs 114
The Extended Software Trace 116
Presenting a Software Story 117
Two Readings of a Software Trace 118
Volume 6 121
Intelligence Analysis Patterns 121
A.C.P. Root Cause Analysis Methodology 122
Function Activity Theory 123
Close and Deconstructive Readings of a Software Trace 124
Analysis, Architectural, Design, Implementation and Usage Debugging Patterns 125
Generative Debugging 126
Metadefect Template Library 127
Orbifold Memory Space 128
Uses of Memoretics 129
Crossdisciplinary Memoretics as Interdisciplinary Science 130
Coarse vs. Fine Grained DNA of Software Behavior 131
The Way of Philip Marlowe: Abductive Reasoning for Troubleshooting and Debugging 132
The New School of Debugging 133
A Periodic Table of Software Defects 134
User Interface Problem Analysis Patterns 135
Volume 7 137
Software Anti-Narrative 137
Narremes in Software Narratology 138
Narralog - A Software Trace Modeling Language 139
What is a Software Narrative? 140
Software Narrative Planes 141
Software Narratology Square 143
Software Trace Analysis Patterns Domain Hierarchy 144
Generalized Software Narrative and Trace 145
Unified Computer Diagnostics: Incorporating Hardware Narratology 146
Introducing Software Narratology of Things (Software NT) 147
What are Software Trace and Memory Dump Analysis? A One Sentence Definition 148
Software Problem Description Language 149
Software Problem Description Patterns 150
Software Behavior Pattern Prediction 151
Patterns of Software Diagnostics 152
Highly Effective Diagnostics 153
Network Trace Analysis Patterns 154
Pattern-Based Software Diagnostics 156
Software Diagnostics Discipline 157
Architecture of memCPU 158
Phenomenology of Software Diagnostics: A First Sketch 159
Software Diagnostics Report Schemes 160
Software Diagnostics Training: Two Approaches 161
The Structure of Software Problem Solving Organization 162
Software Disruption Patterns 163
Static Code Analysis Patterns 164
Bridging the Great Divide 165
Elementary Software Diagnostics Patterns 166
Zero Fault Software Diagnostics 167
Agile Software Diagnostics 169
ADDR Pattern Catalog 170
Thinking-Based Software Diagnostics 171
Memory Acquisition Pattern Catalog 172
Trace Acquisition Pattern Catalog 173
Patterns of Software Diagnostics Architecture 174
Detecting and Predicting the Unknown 176
Software Diagnostics as Psychology 177
Software Diagnostics as Literary Criticism 178
Rapid Software Diagnostics Process (RSDP) 179
Right First Time Software Diagnosis 180
Software Diagnosis Codes 181
Vulnerability Analysis Patterns (VAP) 182
Analytic Memory Dump - A Mathematical Definition 184
General Abnormal Patterns of Structure and Behavior 185
Malware Analysis Patterns 186
Software Trace Diagrams (STDiagrams) 187
Volume 8 191
A Pattern Language for Performance Analysis 191
The Timeless Way of Diagnostics 192
Pattern-Oriented Debugging Process 193
Malnarratives 196
Higher-Order Pattern Narratives (Analyzing Diagnostic Analysis) 198
Special and General Trace and Log Analysis 202
Projective Debugging 205
Pattern! What Pattern? 212
We did not See Anything 215
Coding and Articoding 217
Adjoint Space 219
Volume 9 223
Diagnostics, Forensics, Prognostics: The Copernican Revolution 223
Pattern Repertoire 225
Pattern-Oriented Software Internals: Pattern Paradigms and Software Internals Pattern Stack 227
Software Diagnostics Canvas 231
Software Traces and Logs as Proteins 233
Patterns-Based Root Cause Analysis Methodology 235
Teaching Complex Diagnostic Scenarios with Artificial Debugger (ArtDbg) and Pseudo-Memory Dumps 238
The Scope of Software Diagnostics 240
Diagnostics of Things (DoT) 242
Riemann Root Cause Analysis Language 243
Problem Solving as Code 246
Dia|gram Graphical Diagnostic Analysis Language 247
Iterative Pattern-Oriented Root Cause Analysis 249
Theoretical Software Diagnostics and Education 251
Volume 10 253
Topological Software Trace and Log Analysis 253
Software Diagnostic Space as a General Graph of Software Narratives 254
Software Diagnostics as Archaeology 259
Pattern-Oriented Diagnostic Analysis Process 260
Principles of Pattern-Oriented Software Data Analysis 261
Abstract Debugging Commands (ADC) Initiative 263
Reducing Analysis Pattern Complexity via Elementary Analysis Patterns 264
Categorical Foundations of Software Diagnostics 267
Existential Prognostics: Periodic Table of Diagnostic Patterns 269
Software Codiagnostics 271
Volume 11 273
The Most Important Skill in Software Diagnostics 273
Diagnostic Operads 275
Mathematical Concepts in Software Diagnostics and Software Data Analysis 278
Software Diagnostics Engineering 280
Narrachain 282
Diagnostics-Driven Development 284
Integral Diamathics – Tracing the Road to Root Cause 285
Debugged! MZ/PE, Volume 2, Issue 1 287
What is an Adjoint Thread? 287
Unpublished 293
Functionalist Trace Analysis 293
Notes 295
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