Essential Threading Debugging Techniques
Debugging multithreaded programs can be a true challenge. After all, different parts of the program are running simultaneously, each of which can be changing state. The lack of proper synchronization around shared resources will make things go really bad, posing a true debugging challenge.
When Threads Are Frozen
Debuggers pause a program’s threads when you’re inspecting program state from the debugger, and resuming the program unfreezes all threads again. The notion of resuming should be understood in the broadest sense possible, including single-stepping (using F10). To illustrate this effect, consider the following piece of code:
Set a breakpoint on the main thread’s Console.WriteLine call. By the ...
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