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 == Lesson 11: Debugging Techniques
-There are several ways you can debug programs in SDA assembly. If you look at the console, inserting SED will turn on trace debugging and you will in general be able to see what the CPU is executing (if, debugging has been turned on during compilation). Otherwise you may need to HALT at any particular position and read the registers yourself. However if you can do neither, or are looking for something a bit more helpful, recall the methods of PRINTing that allow you to print messages.
+There are several ways you can debug programs in SDA assembly.
+=== SED/CLD
+In research or development builds, inserting SED will turn on trace debugging and you will be able to see what the CPU is executing. However, for release or community edition builds debugging has been turned off for speed. Therefore if you are interested in debugging your code and the console messages are not helping, you can use the following to help analyze and debug your code:
 === INT 05h IO_PUTNUM
-One way is to use IO_PUTNUM from INT $05 (the CAM/IL interrupt):
+IO_PUTNUM is a CAM/IL function that prints a number (in b) to the screen:
     LDB #10                 ; print a number in b (0-65535)
     LDAH $63                ; IO_PUTNUM
     INT $05
 === INT 05h IO_PRINT_STR
+Similarly, IO_PRINT_STR will print a string followed by a newline.
         LDBLX @hello_world
         LDAH $66                ; IO_PRINT_STR
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+== NEXT STEPS
+What's next is a world of adventure waiting for you to explore. Here are some resources to help you get started:
+* [[SD-8516 ISA Profile]] -- A detailed review of the opcodes available on the SD-8516.
+* [[VC-3 System Interrupt Table]] -- A comprehensive list of KERNAL routines.
+* [[wozmon]] -- A port of wozmon to the SD-8516, alongside instructions on how to use it to enter, load and save programs.
+* [[SD-8516 Assembly Language]] -- Now that you know the basics, you might want to try this!
+It's worth pointing out that most of this is intended to eventually be included or listed as part of the [[SD-8516 Programmer's Reference Guide]].