Debugging Applications for Microsoft(R) .NET and Microsoft Windows(R) (PDF)

You get huge development advantages with Microsoft Visual Studio(R) .NET 2003-but you need a new bag of debugging tricks to take full advantage of them in today's .NET and Win32(R) development worlds. Learn lethally effective, real-world application debugging techniques for .NET Framework 1.1 and Windows with this fully updated programming guide. Debugging expert John Robbins expands the first edition of his classic debugging book with all-new scenarios and bug-killing tools, tips, and techniques. You'll see every .NET and Windows debugging scenario here-from XML Web services and Microsoft ASP.NET to Windows services and exceptions. Along with John's expert guidance, you get more than 6 MB of his battle-tested source code-for the tools and tactics you need to ship better software faster! Topics covered include:Where bugs come from and how to think about solving themDebugging during codingOperating system debugging support and how Win32 debuggers workAdvanced debugger usage and .NET debugging with Visual Studio .NETAdvanced native code techniques with Visual Studio .NET and WinDBGExtending the Visual Studio .NET integrated development environmentManaged exception monitoringFlow tracing and performanceFinding source and line information with just a crash addressCrash handlersDebugging Windows services and DLLs that load into servicesMultithreaded deadlocksAutomated testingThe Debug C run-time libraryA high-performance tracing tool for server applicationsSmoothing the working setAppendixes: Reading Dr. Watson log files, plus resources for .NET and Windows developersCD-ROM features:6+ MB of professional-level source code samples written in Microsoft Visual C++ Visual C# and Visual Basic .NETDebugging Tools for WindowsMicrosoft .NET Framework 1.1 SDKWindows Application Compatibility Toolkit (ACT)A Note Regarding the CD or DVDThe print version of this book ships with a CD or DVD. For those customers purchasing one of the digital formats in which this book is available, we are pleased to offer the CD/DVD content as a free download via O'Reilly Media's Digital Distribution services. To download this content, please visit O'Reilly's web site, search for the title of this book to find its catalog page, and click on the link below the cover image (Examples, Companion Content, or Practice Files). Note that while we provide as much of the media content as we are able via free download, we are sometimes limited by licensing restrictions. Please direct any questions or concerns to booktech@oreilly.com.