Chapter 26. Debugging and Performance Tuning

In this chapter

Working with Exceptions in Visual Studio

Writing Code to Handle Exceptions

Monitoring Application Performance

Measuring Execution Time

Exercise: Using Performance Counters

In Chapter 5, “Visual Basic Building Blocks,” we introduced the concept of debugging, or getting the mistakes out of your program. In this chapter we will explore the subject further by describing some debugging techniques, such as handling exceptions and logging errors. We will also explore the concept of performance monitoring, which can be used to increase the efficiency of your program.

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