The “Wolf Fence” algorithm for debugging

E. J. Gauss

DOI:10.1145/358690.358695
Corpus ID: 672811

The “Wolf Fence” algorithm for debugging

@article{Gauss1982TheF,
  title={The “Wolf Fence” algorithm for debugging},
  author={E. J. Gauss},
  journal={Commun. ACM},
  year={1982},
  volume={25},
  pages={780}
}

E. J. Gauss
Published 1 November 1982
Computer Science
Commun. ACM

The “Wolf Fence” method of debugging time-sharing programs in higher languages evolved from the “Lions in South Africa” method that I have taught since the vacuum-tube machine language days. It is a quickly converging iteration that serves to catch run-time errors.

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