Index_V

V

values. See also numbers

CustomErrors values, 262

false value, and Double value, 66

message stage values, 264-265

TraceLevel enumeration values, 203

value of true, 33-34

van der Linden, Peter, 218

variables , problems with unequal , 65-66

VB .NET

vs. VB 6.0, and viewing public methods , 327-328

VB 6.0 application using VB .NET component, 329-333

COM Interop application, 332-333

VB.Classic preparation, 331

VB .NET preparation, 330

VB .NET applications using VB 6.0 components , 323-329

COM Interop application, 326-327

tips, 327-328

VB 6.0 debugger, 328-329

VB.Classic preparation, 323-324

VB .NET preparation, 325-326

Windows services and, 309

VB .NET Can Combine COM Early Binding with Good COM Versioning (code), 335-336

VB .NET Component Code for use by a COM Client (code), 330

VB .NET language compiler, 79-80

VB .NET, language surprises , 33-69

class member overloading, 34-40

ambiguous, 34-36

C# overload, 38-40

C# vs. VB .NET, 36-38

inheritance issues, 41-53

better equality, 48-49

equality, 45-48

inheritance and method visibility, 49-51

inheritance tree navigation, 51-53

shadowing by accident , 41-42

shadowing, further issues, 42-45

miscellaneous gotchas, 53-67

boxing conversions, 57-58

confusion between developer and compiler, 53-55

confusion between VB .NET and C#, 55-57

inexact numbers, 67

NaN trouble, 63-65

numbers as, 59-63

unequal variables, 65-66

summary, 68

trusting software, 69

value of true, 33-34

VB .NET strategic debugging issues, 3-31

application availability, 10-14

measuring, 12

software availability and, 13-14

understanding, 10-11

application reliability, 4-10

measuring, 6-7

software reliability and, 7-10

understanding, 4-5

debugging complex systems, 14-18

building by contract, 15-16

possible solutions, 18

understanding communication issues, 16-18

debugging developer psychology. See also E&C

psychological factors, 25-28

folklore of debugging, types of bugs , 29-31

summary, 28

VB .NET tracing, 188-211

summary of, 211

trace activation, 193-194

trace control at compilation time, 202-207

BooleanSwitch class, using, 203

custom trace switches, creating, 204-207

TraceSwitch class, 203-204

trace control at runtime, 207-211

assertion redirection, 210

boolean switch activation, 209

trace listeners, adding and removing, 208

trace switch activation, 209

trace creation, 188-193

Assert and Fail methods, 190-192

assertions, 192-193

Write and writeLine methods, 188-189

WriteIf and WriteLineIf methods, 189-190

trace listening

custom trace listeners, creating, 198-202

DefaultTraceListener, 194-195

EventLogTraceListener, 197-198

TextWriterTraceListener, 195-197

TraceListener Class, 194

VB.Classic debugging, 321-338

COM versioning problems, overcoming, 333-337

Evil Type Coercion, 134

managed vs. unmanaged, 322

summary, 337

"The Last Bug", 337-338

VB 5.0 vs. VB 6.0, 321

VB 6.0 application using VB .NET component, 329-333

COM Interop application, 332-333

VB.Classic preparation, 331

VB .NET preparation, 330

VB .NET applications using VB 6.0 components, 323-329

COM Interop application, 326-327

tips, 327-328

VB 6.0 debugger, 328-329

VB.Classic preparation, 323-324

VB .NET preparation, 325-326

VB.Classic versions, 321

vs. Visual Studio .NET debugger, 73, 75, 84, 94

basic differences, 73, 75, 84

Immediate mode and, 94

Source windows and, 97-98

versioning

overcoming COM versioning problems, 333-337

version requirements, SQL, 339-340

Visual Basic .NET. See VB .NET (several headings)

Visual Studio .NET debugger, 73-122

advantages of, 73-74

ASP .NET process debugging with, 292

attaching from, to ServiceAdmin process, 313

debugging add-ins, 236-237

direct debugging with, 343-346

Ildasm and, 158

installing services and, 314

introduction to, 73-77

advanced breakpoints, 75-76, 103-106

application knowledge, 76

debugger automation, 77

distributed debugging, 75

low-level access, 76-77

multiple modes for, 75

remote debugging, 76

single user interface, 74-75

Modules windows, 76

PermView, 173

remote debugging restrictions and, 473

SQL server

application debugging, from inside and, 348-351

application debugging, from outside and, 351

requirements for debugging, 340

summary, 120-121

three debugging modes, 84-93. See also process debugging

basics of, 84-85

IDE debugging, 85-86, 396-398, 398-399

JIT debugging, 91-93

vs. VB.Classic debugger

basic differences, 73, 75, 84

Immediate mode and, 94

Source windows and, 97-98

Visual Studio debugger IDE, 93-118. See also breakpoints

Autos windows, 111-112

Call Stack windows, 114-115

Disassembly windows, 117-118

Immediate/Command windows, 93-96

Locals windows, 109-111

Me windows, 113

Modules windows, 115-116

Output windows, 96-67

QuickWatch windows, 109

Running Documents windows, 118

Source windows, 97-99

Threads windows, 118

Watch windows, 107-108

Visual Studio debugger IDE issues, 118-120

Chr(0), 119-120

debugger single-stepping , 120

refusing to appear, 118-119

wish list for debugging, 121-122

workings of, 77-84. See also build configurations

basics of, 77-79

DebuggableAttribute class, 79

JIT compiler, 80

VB .NET compiler, 79-80

Visual Studio debugger, 80

Visual Studio .NET debugger, using, 123-151

active debugger process, setting, 138-139

CIL, debugging, 144-146

code optimization, 146-150

basics of, 146-148

as enemy, 148

test of, 149-150

debug symbols management, 140-143

symbol server, 142-143

symbols for applications, 140

symbols for framework SDK, 141

symbols for Windows, 140-141

E&C, coping without, 143-144

JIT debugging, improving, 143

obfuscated VB .NET, 151

preparation, 123-130

Edit and Continue options, 126-127

general debugging options, 123-126

JIT options, 127

Native options, 128

other useful settings, 129-130

Project Default options, 128-129

production applications, debugging, 139-140

project preparation, 133-138

project build configuration, 137-138

project build options, 133-134

project optimization options, 136-137

project start options, 134-136

solution preparation, 130-133

solution build configuration, 132-133

source files search paths, 130-131

symbol files search paths, 131

summary, 150