Interactive debugging with Visual Studio

One of the most important debugging strategies is to use interactive debugging tools effectively. In this section, you will learn how to debug problems interactively at development time.

The menu commands for debugging are on the Debug menu in Visual Studio or the Run menu in Code and Rider.

Creating code with objects to view

Let’s explore debugging by creating a console app that references a class library, and we will then use the debugger tools in your code editor to step through and view objects live at runtime:

1. Use your preferred code editor to add a new Class Library / classlib project named DebugLibrary to a Chapter04 solution.
2. Modify DebugLibrary.csproj to statically import System.Convert, System.Convert, and System.Text.Encoding for all code files and treat warnings as errors, as shown highlighted in the following markup:

   <Project Sdk="Microsoft.NET.Sdk">
     &lt...