Get the essential, straightforward information you need—and master the core topics for debugging applications with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005. Debugging expert John Robbins offers practical answers to real-world development questions, including code samples in Microsoft Visual C# and Visual Basic. You?ll learn the debugging techniques and tools to debug more efficiently and help ensure top-quality code.

Discover how to:

• Arm yourself with tools and techniques that contribute to long-term success in the debugging battlefield
• Implement John?s practical debugging process to sniff out bugs—including “freak? bugs
• Catch bugs during development with assertions, tracers, and comments
• Set advanced breakpoints in your debugger to specify exact trigger conditions
• Use the Watch window, Data Tips, and Visualizers to see key data quickly
• Employ other debugging tools, such as WinDBG, SOS, and ADPlus
• Write macros and add-ins to extend the Visual Studio integrated development environment
• Debug with Code Analysis—and learn to write your own rules

PLUS—Get code samples on the Web