March 2001
Intermediate to advanced
288 pages
4h 56m
English
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Chapter 7. The Perl Debugger
“My name is Ozymandius, King of Kings, Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair!”
—Ozymandius, by Percy Bysshe Shelley
An interactive, command-line-oriented debugger fails the practical definition of an instrument of torture, but this distinction appears too fine for many otherwise fearless, capable programmers who shiver and cringe with despair when asked to use one. Debuggers, while not inherently evil, do seem rather esoteric, and their use more an art form than a practical skill.
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