Python Debugging for AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud Computing: A Pattern-Oriented Approach

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D. VostokovPython Debugging for AI, Machine Learning, and Cloud Computinghttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-9745-2_2

2. Pattern-Oriented Debugging

Dmitry Vostokov¹  

(1)

Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland

 

This chapter introduces the pattern-oriented debugging process approach and the pattern languages you will use in subsequent chapters.

The History of the Idea

The idea of using patterns in debugging is not new¹. Earlier, such patterns came in two types: bug patterns² and debug patterns³. Before 2000, only a few debugging-related patterns could be found, such as the Debug Printing Method⁴.

Bug patterns are usually specific patterns for specific languages and platforms. ...