Level: Intermediate
Prerequisite: None
Brian Peek
Senior Technical Evangelist
Microsoft
Brian Peek is a Senior Technical Evangelist at Microsoft. Previously a Microsoft MVP in the C# discipline, he has authored numerous articles and projects for the Coding4Fun website and Microsoft conferences. Brian specializes in software development using a variety of Microsoft technologies and platforms. He is also well-versed in hardware projects, graphics and game development. Additionally, he has co-authored the book "Coding4Fun: 10 .NET Programming Projects for Wiimote, YouTube, World of Warcraft, and More" published by O'Reilly, and the book "Debugging ASP.NET" published by New Riders. Brian speaks at conferences around the country and can be reached on Twitter at @BrianPeek or via his blog at www.brianpeek.com.
Visual Studio 2010 contains a variety of new debugging features to aid developers in creating bug-free software. In this session, we will explore many of these new features including IntelliTrace (historical debugging), breakpoint enhancements, new tools for debugging multi-threaded and parallel applications, enhancements to DataTips and watch windows, and new tools to better visualize and debug WPF applications and events. With these tools in hand, bugs don't stand a chance!
You will learn:
- Features of the new debugging tools available in VS2010
- Strategies for debugging complex applications in VS2010
- How the new VS2010 debugging features can be used to more easily solve everyday debugging scenarios