Add debug tips section to libcudf developer guide

CONTRIBUTING.md

@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ cuda-gdb -ex r --args python <program_name>.py <program_arguments>
 ```
 
 ```bash
-cuda-memcheck python <program_name>.py <program_arguments>
+compute-sanitizer --tool memcheck python <program_name>.py <program_arguments>
 ```
 
 ### Device debug symbols

cpp/doxygen/developer_guide/DEVELOPER_GUIDE.md

@@ -1384,3 +1384,25 @@ cuIO is a component of libcudf that provides GPU-accelerated reading and writing
 formats commonly used in data analytics, including CSV, Parquet, ORC, Avro, and JSON_Lines.
 
 // TODO: add more detail and move to a separate file.
+
+# Debugging Tips
+
+Here are some tools that can help with debugging libcudf (besides printf of course):
+1. `cuda-gdb`\
+   Follow the instructions in the [Contributor to cuDF guide](../../../CONTRIBUTING.md#debugging-cudf) to build
+   and run libcudf with debug symbols.
+2. `compute-sanitizer`\
+   The [CUDA Compute Sanitizer](https://docs.nvidia.com/compute-sanitizer/ComputeSanitizer/index.html)
+   tool can be used to locate many CUDA reported errors by providing a call stack
+   close to where the error occurs even with a non-debug build. The sanitizer includes various
+   tools including `memcheck`, `racecheck`, and `initcheck`. The `racecheck` and `initcheck` have been
+   known to produce false positives.
+3. `cudf::test::print()`\
+   The `print()` utility can be called within a gtest to output the data in a `cudf::column_view`.
+   More information is available in the [Testing Guide](TESTING.md#printing-and-accessing-column-data)
+4. GCC Address Sanitizer\
+   The GCC ASAN can also be used by adding the `-fsanitize=address` compiler flag.
+   There is a compatibility issue with the CUDA runtime that can be worked around by setting
+   environment variable `ASAN_OPTIONS=protect_shadow_gap=0` before running the executable.
+   Note that the CUDA `compute-sanitizer` can also be used with GCC ASAN by setting the
+   environment variable `ASAN_OPTIONS=protect_shadow_gap=0,alloc_dealloc_mismatch=0`.

cpp/doxygen/developer_guide/TESTING.md

@@ -455,10 +455,19 @@ Column comparison functions in the `cudf::test::detail` namespace should **NOT**
 
 ### Printing and accessing column data
 
-`include/cudf_test/column_utilities.hpp` defines various functions and overloads for printing
+The `<cudf_test/debug_utilities.hpp>` defines various functions and overloads for printing
 columns (`print`), converting column data to string (`to_string`, `to_strings`), and copying data to
-the host (`to_host`).
-
+the host (`to_host`). For example, to print a `cudf::column_view` contents or `column_wrapper` instance
+to the console use the `cudf::test::print()`:
+```
+  cudf::test::fixed_width_column_wrapper<int32_t> input({1,2,3,4});
+  auto splits = cudf::split(input,{2});
+  cudf::test::print(input);
+  cudf::test::print(splits.begin());
+```
+Fixed-width and strings columns output as comma-separated entries including null rows.
+Nested columns are also supported and output includes the offsets and data children as well as
+the null mask bits.
 
 ## Validating Stream Usage