Tag: Debugging and Diagnostics from Visual Studio Blog

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!

New Dynamic Instrumentation Profiling for .NET

Sagar Shetty March 2, 2021 Mar 2, 2021 03/2/21

With the release of version 16.9 of Visual Studio, instrumentation profiling in Visual Studio just got better. Introducing our new dynamic instrumentation tool. This tool shows the exact number of times your functions are called and is faster than our previous static instrumentation tool. It also supports .NET Core instrumentation without...

Visual Studio 2019 v16.9 Preview 3 is Available Today

Jacqueline Widdis January 20, 2021 Jan 20, 2021 01/20/21

Visual Studio 2019 v16.9 Preview 3 releases today. Highlights of this release include additional functionality in C++, .NET Productivity, XAML Tools, and Accessibility. Check out the new features today!

New Features in Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 3.1

Jacqueline Widdis September 22, 2020 Sep 22, 2020 09/22/20

Visual Studio 2019 v16.8 Preview 3.1 gives you improvements in Git Integration, C++20 conformance, .NET Productivity, Web Tools, and XAML . Plus, you can sign-up for our new Visual Studio Codespaces.

Viewing Managed COM Objects Through Native Pointers

Mark Downie July 15, 2020 Jul 15, 2020 07/15/20

If you are a developer who is curating a successful .NET project using COM interop, then our latest preview of Visual Studio is for you (Download 16.7 Preview 3). This feature automatically decodes managed COM objects referenced by native pointers allowing you to fully inspect values in the Locals window.

Debugging Async Code: Parallel Stacks for Tasks

Leslie Richardson June 15, 2020 Jun 15, 2020 06/15/20

Want a visual depiction of how your async code is executing in Visual Studio? Check out the newly updated Parallel Stacks for Tasks window!

How Do I Debug Async Code in Visual Studio?

Leslie Richardson June 11, 2020 Jun 11, 2020 06/11/20

Debugging async code is challenging. Let's explore some Visual Studio tools that can help you debug your async programs easier!

How Do I Think About Async Code?!

Leslie Richardson June 10, 2020 Jun 10, 2020 06/10/20

What's asynchronous code? When and why should you use it? Check out this introduction to asynchronous code and how you can apply it to your future programs!

Releasing Today! Visual Studio 2019 v16.6 & v16.7 Preview 1

Jacqueline Widdis May 19, 2020 May 19, 2020 05/19/20

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 is generally available today along with version 16.7 Preview 1. Check out our newest features in C++, .NET Productivity, Git Integration, and XAML. Plus, sign-up to try VS Codespaces.

Exception Helper – Rethrown Exceptions

Andy Sterland April 28, 2020 Apr 28, 2020 04/28/20

Ever had a bug in an async method that caused an exception? Been frustrated that the debugger doesn't show you where that exception happened? Or been frustrated when looking at an exception that has an inner exception, but the debugger doesn't easily show you where that exception was from? Starting from the Visual Studio 2019 16.5 release, the...

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