http://blogs.msdn.com/alanpa/archive/2006/10/02/Debugging-100.aspxUniversities typically title their introductory courses XYZ 101: Introduction to XYZ. Often, the 101 courses require that students have some basis of knowledge in the area (e.g. pre-algebra for a math 101 course, or some level of writing skills for anen-USCommunityServer 2.1 SP1 (Build: 61025.2)http://blogs.msdn.com/alanpa/archive/2006/10/02/Debugging-100.aspx#783799Tue, 03 Oct 2006 06:50:42 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:783799Jason Haleyhttp://blogs.msdn.com/alanpa/archive/2006/10/02/Debugging-100.aspx#795239Fri, 06 Oct 2006 07:18:40 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:795239Mark Waite<p>I enjoyed the book &quot;Debugging, the 9 rules...&quot; (<a rel="nofollow" target="_new" href="http://www.amazon.com/Debugging-Indispensable-Software-Hardware-Problems/dp/0814471684">http://www.amazon.com/Debugging-Indispensable-Software-Hardware-Problems/dp/0814471684</a>) in large measure because it took the same aproach you described, thinking, theorizing, testing, observing, and thinking some more. Good insights in your post!</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/alanpa/archive/2006/10/02/Debugging-100.aspx#818100Thu, 12 Oct 2006 05:30:57 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:818100Mario Esposito<p>simple, clear and crystal. Good job!</p> http://blogs.msdn.com/alanpa/archive/2006/10/02/Debugging-100.aspx#833841Tue, 17 Oct 2006 08:54:36 GMT91d46819-8472-40ad-a661-2c78acb4018c:833841notes and rants<p>I have a couple of posts lined up in addition to this, but while doing some blog maintenance I discovered</p>