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Debugging in Plain English?

Posted by michael on from the usually-a-missing-semicolon dept.

sameerdesai writes "CNN is carrying a story about Researchers from Carnegie Melon: Myers and a graduate student, Andrew Ko, have developed a debugging program that lets users ask questions about computer errors in plain English: Why didn't a program behave as expected? I guess with recent exploits and bugs that were found this will soon be a hot research topic or tool in the market." We recently did a story about revolutionary debugging techniques; the researchers' website has some papers and other information.

6 of 274 comments (clear)

  1. Exploits by Al+Dimond · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Why did Pac-Man get 0wn3d?

  2. God IT people are dumb by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Shut the fuck up already, you stupid internet plumber scum!

    Ze DOT COM era IZ OVER!!11111

    If you think anyone is going to pay you for shooting each other with nerf toys in the office again, forget it! You're in for a long and painful ride to the unemployment line!

  3. Debug CowboyNeals ass by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Error:

    BUFFER OVERFLOW

  4. great post by pizza_milkshake · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    great post! if i had mod points you'd get them.

  5. Re:Yo Debugger! by TedCheshireAcad · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    hahaha oh my god, moderators, please....where are you?

  6. PC load letter by javaaddikt · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    PC load letter? What the fuck does that mean?