Version 3.0 of Softwire, the graphical application-development package for Visual Basic, offers several new features, the most notable of which is probably its visual debugger. With earlier versions ...

Back in the day, we'd write some code, compile, execute, see what happened and repeat. That was testing. (Sometimes that's still what testing looks like, for better or worse.) Today, we can do a lot ...

Tools for debugging embedded systems range from software monitors and simulators, which are independent of the hardware under development, to custom silicon for in-circuit emulation, which replaces ...

Premature optimization may be the root of all evil, but these tools will make sure your code is clear, clean and secure. Testing your application before shipping is an important part of the ...