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Stephen Pfeiffer SAP Employee  Active Contributor Bronze: 250-499 points
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Stephen Pfeiffer has served SAP as a documentation developer and ABAP developer in various areas of the ABAP Basis development organization. His areas of expertise include ABAP AS system management, CCMS monitoring, and ABAP test and analysis tools.

ABAP TDD in NetWeaver 7.0 EHP2
ABAP Test-Driven Development has gotten more comfortable in NetWeaver 7.0 EHP2. Here's how.  Jan. 23, 2012
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Displaying Internal Tables in the Debugger in NetWeaver 7.0 EHP2
The new Table Tool in the ABAP Debugger in NetWeaver 7.0 EHP2 Aug. 1, 2011
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New Memory Analysis Features in NetWeaver 7.0 EHP2
NetWeaver 7.0 EHP2 offers new tools for analyzing memory use in ABAP programs. This weblog showcases the new features.  Mar. 24, 2011
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New Memory Analysis Tools for ABAP Web Dynpro
NetWeaver 7.0 EHP2 puts new tools in your hands for analyzing memory use by ABAP Web Dynpro Applications Mar. 24, 2011
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ABAP Debugger Scripting: Advanced
This weblog shows you how to write your own ABAP Debugger Scripts.  Dec. 14, 2010
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ABAP Debugger Scripting: Basics
Debugger scripting is one of the best new features in ABAP in NetWeaver 7.0 EHP2. Here's how to get started with it. Dec. 14, 2010
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Managing Dependencies in TDD: Private Injection in ABAP in EHP1
A simple pattern for 'private dependency injection' for ABAP Unit testing in the ABAP Workbench in EHP1. Aug. 23, 2010
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Managing Dependencies in TDD: Constructor Injection in ABAP in EHP1
A pattern for constructor injection in ABAP. Constructor injection is one way to manage dependencies and enable effective unit testing in ABAP. Aug. 19, 2010
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The ABAP Workbench and the Test-Driven Development Cycle in EHP1
In TDD, you test first and implement later. This blog shows how you can realize the TDD work cycle in the ABAP Workbench with ABAP Unit. Aug. 18, 2010
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Layer-Aware Debugging in NW 7.0 EHP2
Software Layer-Aware Debugging (SLAD) speeds up problem analysis in the ABAP Debugger. With SLAD, you can tell the debugger exactly what code you want to see in the debugger and what you don't.  Jul. 27, 2010
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Analyzing Problems Using ABAP Short Dumps: Part II
It's panic time when your ABAP program writes a short dump in a customer system. Experience has shown that developers tend to rush right past the ABAP short dump in their eagerness to start looking at the problem. But often, the short dump is the best and sometimes the only diagnostic aid that you have. This pair of weblogs explores the diagnostic aids and information resources that an ABAP short dump offers, and how to get the most help out of a dump.  Nov. 18, 2009
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Analyzing Problems Using ABAP Short Dumps: Part I
It's panic time when your ABAP program writes a short dump in a customer system. Experience has shown that developers tend to rush right past the ABAP short dump in their eagerness to start looking at the problem. But often, the short dump is the best and sometimes the only diagnostic aid that you have. This pair of weblogs explores the diagnostic aids and information resources that an ABAP short dump offers, and how to get the most help out of a dump. Nov. 11, 2009
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Automating ABAP Unit Test Runs with the Code Inspector
ABAP Unit is a great tool for developers who want to use test-driven coding principles in their work. But what if you need to run large sets of ABAP Unit tests, or you need to run ABAP Unit tests regularly? The ABAP Code Inspector offers a convenient way to automate ABAP Unit testing. Oct. 23, 2009
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