Debugging：The 9 Indispensable Rules for Finding Even the Most Elusive Software and Hardware Problems

DaveAgansisa1976MITgraduatewhoseengineeringcareerspanslargecompaniessuchasGould,Fairchild,andDigitalEquipment;smallstartups,includingEloquentSystemsandZydacron;andindependentconsultingforavarietyofclients.HehasheldmostofthecustomaryindividualcontributortitlesaswellasSystemArchitect,DirectorofSoftware,V.P.Engineering,andChiefTechnicalOfficer.Hehasplayedtherolesofengineer,projectmanager,productmanager,technicalwriter,seminarspeaker,consultant,andsalesman.Mr.Aganshasdevelopedsuccessfulintegratedcircuits,TVgames,industrialcontrols,climatecontrols,hotelmanagementsystems,CADworkstations,handheldPCs,wirelessfleetdispatchterminals,andvideophones.HeholdstwoU.S.patents.Onthenon−technicalside,heisaproducedmusicalplaywrightandlyricist.DavecurrentlyresidesinAmherst,NewHampshire,withhiswife,twodaughters,and(whentheydecidetocomeinside)twocats.Inhislimitedsparetime,heenjoysmusicaltheatre,softball,playingandcoachingbasketball,andwriting.