Debugging applications

The first section introduces the "Zen of Debugging," outlining what developers need to know both before and during product development. Section two
demonstrates how to maximize the vastly under-utilized built-in debugging capabilities in the Visual Studio® product family. The last section of the book
steps readers through specific debugging situations and their solutions, covering such topics as multithreaded debugging, crash handlers, and
automated regression testing. Throughout, the book focuses on practical, tested techniques-ready for work-in the tradition of the award-winning
Microsoft Press® Best Practices series.

Table of contents

List of Sidebars

Foreword

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Part 1: The Gestalt of Debugging

Chapter 1: Bugs: When They Come From and How You Solve Them

Chapter 2: Getting Started Debugging

Chapter 3: Debugging During Coding

Part 2: Power Debugging

Chapter 4: How Do Debuggers Work?

Chapter 5: Power Debugging with the Visual C++ Debugger

Chapter 6: Power Debugging with x86 Assembly Language and the Visual C++ Debugger Disassembly Window

Chapter 7: Power Debugging with the Visual Basic Debugger

Part 3: Power Tools and Techniques

Chapter 8: Finding Source and Line Information with Just a Crash Address

Chapter 9: Crash Handlers

Chapter 10: Debugging Windows 2000 Services and DLLs That Load into Service

Chapter 11: Multimachine, Multiprocess Tracing

Chapter 12: Multithreaded Deadlocks

Chapter 13: Automated Testing

Chapter 14: Limiting OutputDebugString Calls

Chapter 15: The Debug C Run-Time Library

Part 4: Appendixes

Appendix A: Reading Dr. Watson Log Files

Appendix B: Resources for Windows Developers

Index