Advanced .Net Debugging

by Mario Hewardt

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. The Only Complete, Practical Guide to Fixing the Toughest .NET Bugs "Advanced .NET Debugging "is the first focused, pragmatic guide to tracking down today's most complex and challenging .NET application bugs. It is the only book to focus entirely on using powerful native debugging tools, including WinDBG, NTSD, and CDB, to debug .NET applications. Using these tools, author Mario Hewardt explains how to identify the real root causes of problems-far more quickly than you ever could with other debuggers. Hewardt first introduces the key concepts needed to successfully use .NET's native debuggers. Next, he turns to sophisticated debugging techniques, using real-world examples that demonstrate many common C# programming errors. This book enables you to


Make practical use of postmortem debugging, including PowerDBG and other "power tools"
Understand the debugging details and implications of the new .NET CLR 4.0
Master and successfully use Debugging Tools for Windows, as well as SOS, SOSEX, CLR Profiler, and other powerful tools
Gain a deeper, more practical understanding of CLR internals, such as examining thread-specific data, managed heap and garbage collector, interoperability layer, and .NET exceptions
Solve difficult synchronization problems, managed heap problems, interoperability problems, and much more
Generate and successfully analyze crash dumps
A companion web site (advanceddotnetdebugging.com) contains all sample code, examples, and bonus content.

Genres: Programming, Technology

536 pages, ebook

First published January 1, 2009

Reviews

[OG Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book is not as relevant as it once was, but it was a very significant book in my early career with .NET.

[Robert · Rating 5 out of 5]

Comprehensive introduction to low level .NET debugging - when you need to fire up WinDbg to check out the state of the managed heap, or debug a crash dump from the field you'll find this book invaluable. I wish it had been available when I started figuring out how to use SOS.

[Stefan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Albeit a bit dated it's still a fabulous book covering internals of .net and most common debugging techniques. Can't even count how many times I have referred to it. A must have for a developer utilising .net stack.