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Module 8: Exception Handling and Debugging

Lesson focus

Reading Stack Traces & Debugging

Interpret stack traces quickly and apply IDE debugging strategies.

Stack traces list method calls from the origin to failure—read from top to bottom to find the root cause in your code.

Set conditional breakpoints, inspect watches, and use evaluate expressions to understand runtime state.

Practice post-mortem debugging with log files, thread dumps, and heap dumps.

Lesson quiz

Where do you usually find the most relevant frame in a stack trace?

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