i have read before that .NET 2.0 enhances debugging with the new debugging attributes. most useful one that i have seen is the ability to filter out all the members of a class instance as displayed in debugging windows (watch, locals, etc.) using DebuggerBrowsable attribute. i just read an article tonite...

When you just want to watch for the result of a particular operation, like (this.Right - this.Left)/2 you don't need to copy and paste it in the Immediate Window or launch QuickWatch with the expression selected. You just have to select the said expression and point the mouse over it.

Some control properties where dropped. Forms still have them in InitializeComponent. Form is loaded at designtime with an attached debugger instance (devenv.exe). CodeDomSerializer class tries to deserialize the said property set. A MissingMethodException was raised. Attached debugger could not give...

The Visual Studio Debugger is one of the developer’s closest friend but befriending VS takes a lot of effort especially if you are just new in using it. I myself took time before I can fully exploit the VS debugging features and I want to share them to you. You might encounter an application raising...