Advice on creating a code generator- March 28, 2008 I have been spending some time recently creating a custom code generator that outputs C++ and C code from a custom XML format. This blog is about some of what I have learned while working on this. Advice 1: Use 'line' There is a really cheap way to get a debugging experience for your custom language: line. With line, you get to change the debug info that ilasmcscvbccl writes into the PDB so that the debug info points back to the original source file instead of the one that your code generator...http://blogs.msdn.com/greggm/archive/2008/03/28/advice-on-creating-a-code-generator.aspx Automatically reading source files from TFS- March 19, 2008 I recently stumbled upon a blog that explained how to use the Source Server technology to enable the debugger to automatically download source files from TFS. This is useful when you work on a software project that is large enough that you debug against modules that are built by your build lab instead of being built locally. Here are instructions for setting up Team Build: http:jelle.druyts.net20071209SettingUpSourceServerForTFSBuilds.aspx After doing this, you will also need to configure.http://blogs.msdn.com/greggm/archive/2008/03/19/automatically-reading-source-files-from-tf... The debugger team is expanding- March 17, 2008 The Visual Studio Debugger team is expanding, and is looking for candidates. If you are interested in applying for a position, we have openings in Dev, Test and PM. Some great things about working on the debugger: You are helping to improve a tool which millions of developers use every day. There are few software development tools which impact more people. You get to use what you sell. There arent too many places where you can work on software that you also get to use. But you will have...http://blogs.msdn.com/greggm/archive/2008/03/17/the-debugger-team-is-expanding.aspx Debugging WCF Services in Visual Studio 2008- March 17, 2008 One of the new features that we added in Visual Studio 2008 was debugger enhancement for Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) services. There are four features that we support: You can step from a service client into the implementation. Just step into ('F11') a web service proxy and the debugger will automatically go and attach to the server process and stop when execution reaches the service implementation. You can step out of the implementation of a service back into the client. You can...http://blogs.msdn.com/greggm/archive/2008/03/17/debugging-wcf-services-in-visual-studio-20... |