Series

140 Second Ducklings

Short videos under 140 seconds describing complex issues individually. Focused on debugging. Check out the newer debugging tutorial at debugagent.com/series/debugging-course

Articles in this series

Introducing 140 Second Ducklings: What is Debugging?

Shai AlmogShai Almog
Feb 8, 20224 min read

I’m launching a new twitter video series that will focus on teaching the concepts of debugging (and other concepts) in small video bites · This is the...

Introducing 140 Second Ducklings: What is Debugging?

Debugging Tutorial: Java Return Value, IntelliJ Jump to Line and more

Shai AlmogShai Almog
Feb 23, 20224 min read

Posted two new videos in the "140 Second Duckling" series. They cover some basic and some little known features of debuggers. Such as Object Marking · I...

Debugging Tutorial: Java Return Value, IntelliJ Jump to Line and more

The Basics of Breakpoints you Might not Know

Shai AlmogShai Almog
Mar 9, 20225 min read

We work with debuggers practically every day & yet so much remains unknown. We’re operating this complex tool while using 4 or 5 basic features... · In...

The Basics of Breakpoints you Might not Know

Exception Breakpoint that Doesn't Suck and a Real Use Case for Method Breakpoints

Shai AlmogShai Almog
Mar 22, 20225 min read

Dial up your debugging skills to 11 by leveraging some of the lesser known capabilities for debugging highly complex systems such as filters & more · Two...

Exception Breakpoint that Doesn't Suck and a Real Use Case for Method Breakpoints

Debugging Collections, Streams and Watch Renderers

Shai AlmogShai Almog
Apr 5, 20226 min read

Inspecting the data in the watch quickly is key to a fast and effective debugging session. Here's how you can see the data that's important instantly! ·...

Debugging Collections, Streams and Watch Renderers

Memory Debugging and Watch Annotations

Shai AlmogShai Almog
Apr 27, 20225 min read

RAM profiling has its strengths and weaknesses. The debugger is the perfect complementary tool that translates obtuse statistics to actionable changes ·...

Memory Debugging and Watch Annotations