Debugging

Gain +10 Debugging for Unity with Visual Studio

John Miller June 28, 2021 Jun 28, 2021 06/28/21

If you’re like me, you’ve probably searched through Debug.Log messages in the Unity console to find or fix a bug. Have you also asked if there was a better way? Follow along with our new video series and by the end we think you’ll be surprised at how a few simple debugging tools in Visual Studio can transform your workflow with Unity.

Managed Memory Dump Analyzers

Mark Downie April 16, 2021 Apr 16, 2021 04/16/21

With the release of Visual Studio 2019 16.9 you can try out our new managed memory dump analyzers to help you root cause the issues that plague your applications in production. We're excited for you to give it a try!

Disassembly improvements for optimized managed debugging

Mark Downie September 14, 2020 Sep 14, 2020 09/14/20

If you are focused on squeezing out the last bits of performance for your .NET service or application, you might choose to take advantage of JIT compiler optimizations. However, debugging optimized code can be a challenge. In this blog I’ll show you how the Disassembly Window can help you debug optimized code.

Pinnable Properties: Debug & Display Managed Objects YOUR Way

Leslie Richardson December 5, 2019 Dec 5, 2019 12/5/19

Want to quickly identify objects by more than just their type while debugging? You can now pin object properties to the top of your debugger displays using the new Pinnable Properties tool in Visual Studio 2019 16.4!

Java on Visual Studio Code October Update

Xiaokai He October 18, 2019 Oct 18, 2019 10/18/19

Welcome to the October update of Java on Visual Studio Code! This month, we're bringing some new features for code navigation, code actions and refactoring, code snippet along with Java 13 support. There's also improvements in debugger, maven, checkstyle and Test Runner.

Java on Visual Studio Code September Update

Xiaokai He September 16, 2019 Sep 16, 2019 09/16/19

September update for Java on Visual Studio Code. Including move refactoring, more code actions, live linting, new getting started experience and more updates for debugger and test runner extensions.

Find solutions faster by analyzing crash dumps in Visual Studio

Mark Downie August 19, 2019 Aug 19, 2019 08/19/19

When unexpected crashes occur in your managed application you are often left with little evidence of the issue; capturing and analyzing memory dumps may be your last best option. Thankfully Visual Studio is a great tool for analyzing your apps memory dumps! In this post we show you how easy it can be to resolve the issue using Visual Studio.

Java on Visual Studio Code June Update

Xiaokai He June 24, 2019 Jun 24, 2019 06/24/19

Welcome to the June update of Java on Visual Studio Code! Earlier this month, we shared our new Java Installer for Visual Studio Code, which aims to help new Java developers to get their environment ready and start coding in just a few clicks. In this update, we’d like to share a couple new features and enhancements delivered during last ...

Java on Visual Studio Code April Update

Xiaokai He May 1, 2019 May 1, 2019 05/1/19

Welcome to April update! Java 12 is now officially supported with Visual Studio Code. We'd also like to show you some new and helpful code actions now available, along with new features from Debugger, Maven and CheckStyle. Try these new features by installing Java Extension Pack with Visual Studio Code. See below for more details! Java 12 ...

Dependency Autocompletion, Performance Improvements and More for Java on Visual Studio Code

Xiaokai He February 26, 2019 Feb 26, 2019 02/26/19

Welcome to February update of Java on Visual Studio Code! We'd like to share a few new improvements to further enhance your productivity, including Try these new features by installing Java Extension Pack with Visual Studio Code. See below for more details! Managing your Maven Dependencies Easily ...

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