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Adding local short description: "Set of steps to correct a software bug", overriding Wikidata description "generic set of steps to diagnose or rectify a software bug"

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{{Short description|Set of steps to correct a software bug}}
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A '''debugging pattern''' describes a generic set of steps to rectify or correct a [[software bug|bug]] within a software system. It is a solution to a recurring problem that is related to a particular bug or type of bug in a specific context.

A bug pattern is a particular type of pattern. The original concept of a pattern was introduced by the architect [[Christopher Alexander]] as a [[design pattern]].

Some examples of debugging patterns include:
* Eliminate noise bug pattern – Isolate and expose a particular bug by eliminating all other [[noise]] in the system. This enables you to concentrate on finding the real issue.
* Recurring bug pattern – Expose a bug via a [[unit test]]. Run that unit test as part of a standard build from that moment on. This ensure that the bug will not recur.
* Time-specific bug pattern – Expose the bug by writing a [[continuous testing|continuous test]] that runs continuously and fails when an expected error occurs. This is useful for transient bugs.

== See also ==
* [[Design pattern]]
* [[Architectural pattern (computer science)]]

== External links ==
* [https://stargroup.uwaterloo.ca/~mamouika/papers/pdf/IJCS.2006.pdf A Pattern Language for Software Debugging] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211202173806/https://stargroup.uwaterloo.ca/~mamouika/papers/pdf/IJCS.2006.pdf |date=2021-12-02 }} ([[PDF]])

[[Category:Software architecture]]
[[Category:Software design patterns]]

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