For freshman/sophomore-level courses in Java/Visual J++ - Introductory, Java - Intro to Programming, and Java - Programming for Business/Technology/Engineers. Written for beginning and intermediate programmers in Java, this text is the manifestation of the idea that students will become competent in programming much more quickly if they learn debugging skills early on. It serves as a handy companion in the computer lab for quick reference when writing and debugging Java programs, and contains a series of examples of common syntax and semantic errors - and how they can be detected and corrected. - Descriptions of the most common syntactic and semantic programming errors in computer programs-Chapter2, gives students easy access to explanation of most syntax and semantic errors in Java programs, and how to correct them, in one location. - Coverage of program execution and progress during it, shows students how to trace the changes in variables and follow the execution of the program to locate errors that are not obvious. Saves instructors an incredible amount of time in answering students questions by having them trace a program and locate the problem on their own. - Use of an interac