FIT 100
© Copyright University of
Washington 1999-2000
Guidelines -- Check obvious
2. Check for the
“obvious” problems
oVerify that the
inputs are as required -- case, syntax, etc.
;Are there 0-O 1-l
I-l or other substitution mistakes
oIf there are
multiple components or files in the buggy system, establish that
these are properly “connected”
oHas anything been
changed recently
oWhen there are
multiple inputs, does the order matter
oIn programming, are
all variables ...
;Declared
;Initialized
The chances that the problem is something “obvious” are small because if it
were so “obvious” you would have already found the problem … but you must check