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Improving Visual C++ Debugging with Better Data Display
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Code is run in a debugger for two main reasons: examining the branches of code that are being executed, and examining data values to determine why the code is behaving in a certain manner. Inspecting data values can be significantly improved by customizing the debug information. See how that can be done in the Visual C++ debugger.
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Explore a dissasembly view of function calls, including organization of the stack for local variables and the concept of stack frames and frame pointers.
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