SUGI 28: Beyond Debugging: Program Validation

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Paper 58- 28 beyond debugging : Program Validation Neil Howard, Ingenix, Basking Ridge, NJ Abstract "Act in haste and repent at leisure; code too soon, and debug forever." Raymond Kennington In their paper on debugging , Lora Delwiche and Susan Slaughter say that good debuggers make good programmers. Let's take that one step further to say that good analysts and problem-solvers make good programmers. Just because a SAS Program is free of errors, warnings, notes, and bugs does not guarantee that the Program is doing what it is supposed to do.

Paper 58-28 Beyond Debugging: Program Validation Neil Howard, Ingenix, Basking Ridge, NJ Abstract "Act in haste and repent at leisure; code too soon,

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