Debugging during development

In this section, you will learn how to debug problems at development time. You must use a code editor that has debugging tools such as Visual Studio or Visual Studio Code. At the time of writing, you cannot use .NET Interactive Notebooks to debug code, but this is expected to be added in the future.

More Information: Some people find it tricky setting up the OmniSharp debugger for Visual Studio Code. I have included instructions for the most common issues, but if you still have trouble, try reading the information at the following link: https://github.com/OmniSharp/omnisharp-vscode/blob/master/debugger.md

Creating code with a deliberate bug

Let's explore debugging by creating a console app with a deliberate bug that we will then use the debugger tools in your code editor to track down and fix:

1. Use your preferred coding tool to add a new Console Application to the Chapter04 workspace/solution named Debugging.
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