Debuggers

As mentioned, there are several useful tools for debugging managed applications. The following list is a compilation of some of these tools. (This list does not include third-party tools.)

  • Visual Studio Debugger. The Visual Studio Debugger is part of the Visual Studio 2008 IDE. Most Windows developers have some experience with this tool from product development. Lightweight debugging usually starts with the Visual Studio Debugger.

  • Managed Debugger (MDbg). This tool is a console debugger dedicated to managed debugging. It has a variety of commands and options that are specific to managed code. You can download the MDbg project from the Microsoft download Web site (http://www.microsoft.com/downloads). There is a graphic user interface (GUI) ...

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