Nonnenberg's Notes

The Visual Studio Debugger "Do you have some burning questions or comments about SQL, C#, VB, C++, or script debugging support in Visual Studio? Want to know more about Visual Studio 2005's enhanced datatips, improved interop debugging, Managed Debugging...

Well, here's the session I did at TechEd. As a refresher, the session title is "Microsoft Visual Studio 2005: Debugging Smart Client Applications with Visual Studio 2005." This complete package has the PPT, the solution and a demo script. Check out the...

This is the most advanced visualizer I've seen so far. And it's also the first restricted visualizer I've seen: it has an expiration date, and no source code to help you build your own for this one... With that preface out of the way, let's talk about...

Can't wait for Visual Studio 2005 to get some rich data visualization while debugging? If you haven't already seen these, check 'em out. I admit that I haven't tried them myself, but people appear to be using them... XML Visualizer - supports lots...

This was one of the scenarios we brainstormed (how would people use it?) while developing Debugger Visualizers. The ASP.NET cache - a very difficult bit of memory to try and understand. It would be fair to say that it's even more difficult than the dreaded...

The Beta 2 update to my MSDN article on debugger visualizers was published last week! It's even headlined on the C# and .NET Framework developer centers! :0) There's a webcast on visualizers tomorrow morning. I'm not giving it, but I am signed up!

I've seen this idea a few places now: "Each implementation of a DebuggerVisualizer can be associated with only one type." "Debugger visualizers for different classes must reside in a separate project." And I'm really not sure what to make of it...

I've received a second response to my call for Debugger Visualizers . And I must say, folks, that this is one sweet visualizer. Brett Johnson 's ASP.NET Control Visualizer is a perfect example of what visualizers can add to your debugging experience....

The first response to my request for debugger visualizers is from Daniel Moth . His little String Encoding Visualizer is great for anyone dealing with string encodings. It could easily become an absolutely essential tool for this kind of development....

Howard Van Rooijen recently emailed me about the XML Debugger Visualizer he's developing, wondering about upcoming changes to the API in Beta2. First let's talk about Howard's visualizer. It looks quite flashy and cool - at least check out the screenshots...