title: The application has stopped unexpectedly: How to Debug?
body: <p>Please note, unlike many other questions having the subject title "application has stopped unexpectedly", I am not asking for troubleshooting a particular problem.</p>
  
  <p>Rather, I am asking for an outline of the best strategy for an Android/Eclipse/Java rookie to tackle this formidable task of digesting huge amounts of information in order to develop (and debug!) a simple Android application.</p>
  
  <p>In my case, I took the sample skeleton app from the SDK, modified it <strong>slightly</strong> and what did I get the moment I try to run it?</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>The application 
    (process.com.example.android.skeletonapp)
    has stopped unexpectedly. Please try
    again.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>OK, so I know that I have to look LogCat. It's full of timestamped lines staring at me... What do I do now? What do I need to look for?</p>
  
  <p>Is there a way to single-step the program, to find the statement that makes the app crash? (I thought Java programs never crash, but apparently I was mistaken)</p>
  
  <p>How do I place a breakpoint?</p>
  
  <p>Can you recommend an Android debug <strong>tutorial</strong> online, other than <a href="http://www.droidnova.com/debugging-in-android-using-eclipse,541.html">this one</a>?</p>