desk check
To {grovel} over hardcopy of {source code},
mentally simulating the {control flow}; a method of catching
bugs. No longer common practice in this age of on-screen
editing, fast compiles, and sophisticated debuggers - though
some maintain stoutly that it ought to be.
Compare {dry run}, {eyeball search}, {vdiff}, {vgrep}.
[{Jargon File}]
(1996-05-13)