Starting and Debugging Universal Windows Apps

You’ve done a lot of work in this chapter, and now you are finally ready to test the sample app locally. All the instrumentation that Visual Studio offers for debugging Visual Basic applications can be used with universal Windows apps as well. For example, you can use breakpoints, DataTips, and tool windows for debugging.

Everything you learned about in Chapter 5, “Debugging Visual Basic 2015 Applications,” is still valid with universal Windows apps. The real difference is how you execute apps for debugging and testing. In fact, you can either test and debug your apps on the local development machine, on local device emulators, or on physical devices. However, if you want to test apps on a Windows ...

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