// CS 101 Lab
// Debugging exercise

public class Debug {

    public static void main (String args[]) {
        if (args.length != 2) {
            System.out.println("Please provide two integer arguments");
            return;
        }
        int a = Integer.parseInt(args[0]);
        int b = Integer.parseInt(args[1]);
        int c = 1;
        int d = 0;
        while (b > 0) {
            if (b % 2 == 0) {
                a = a * a;
                b = b / 2;
            } else {
                c = c * a;
                b = b - 1;
            }
            d++; // set breakpoint on this line
        } 
        System.out.println("Answer = " + c + " in " + d + " steps.");
    }
}