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title: Debugger documentation - Visual Studio (Windows) # < 60 chars
summary: The Visual Studio debugger helps you observe the run-time behavior of your program and find problems. # < 160 chars

metadata:
  title: Debugger documentation - Visual Studio (Windows) # Required; page title displayed in search results. Include the brand. < 60 chars.
  titleSuffix: ""
  description: Explore documentation to help you use Visual Studio to debug applications and code, observe application run-time behavior, and find and fix problems in the code.
  ms.topic: landing-page
  ms.subservice: debug-diagnostics
  author: mikejo5000
  ms.author: mikejo
  manager: mijacobs
  ms.date: 06/13/2023

# linkListType: architecture | concept | deploy | download | get-started | how-to-guide | learn | overview | quickstart | reference | tutorial | video | whats-new

landingContent:
# Cards and links should be based on top customer tasks or top subjects
# Start card title with a verb
  # Card (optional)
  - title: Get started
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: tutorial
        links:
          - text: Learn to debug C#
            url: ../get-started/csharp/tutorial-debugger.md?toc=%252fvisualstudio%252fdebugger%252ftoc.json
          - text: Learn to debug C++
            url: getting-started-with-the-debugger-cpp.md
          - text: Learn to debug Visual Basic
            url: ../get-started/visual-basic/tutorial-debugger.md?toc=%252fvisualstudio%252fdebugger%252ftoc.json
          - text: Try AI-assisted debugging
            url: debug-with-copilot.md  
          - text: Run Python code in the debugger >>
            url: ../python/tutorial-working-with-python-in-visual-studio-step-04-debugging.md
          - text: Debugging for absolute beginners
            url: debugging-absolute-beginners.md

  - title: Fundamentals
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: First look at the debugger
            url: debugger-feature-tour.md
          - text: What is debugging?
            url: what-is-debugging.md
          - text: Debugger feature finder
            url: find-your-debugging-task.yml
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Code stepping
            url: navigating-through-code-with-the-debugger.md
          - text: Set a breakpoint
            url: using-breakpoints.md
          - text: Edit code and continue debugging
            url: edit-and-continue.md
          - text: Call stack
            url: how-to-use-the-call-stack-window.md

    # Card
  - title: Go deeper with the debugger
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Debugger tips and tricks
            url: debugger-tips-and-tricks.md
          - text: Write and debug running XAML code
            url: ../xaml-tools/xaml-hot-reload.md
          - text: Debug a live Azure app
            url: debug-live-azure-applications.md
          - text: Tell the debugger what to show
            url: using-the-debuggerdisplay-attribute.md
          - text: Debug performance issues >>
            url: ../profiling/profiling-feature-tour.md

  # Card
  - title: Inspect data
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: how-to-guide
        links:
          - text: Inspect variables
            url: autos-and-locals-windows.md
          - text: Set a watch on variables
            url: watch-and-quickwatch-windows.md

  - title: Measure performance
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: tutorial
        links:
          - text: Get started analyzing CPU usage
            url: ../profiling/beginners-guide-to-performance-profiling.md
          - text: Get started measuring memory usage
            url: ../profiling/memory-usage.md
          - text: AI-assisted CPU usage auto insights with Copilot
            url: debug-with-copilot.md#get-ai-assistance-for-auto-insights
      - linkListType: overview
        links:
          - text: First look at profiling tools
            url: ../profiling/profiling-feature-tour.md
          - text: Which tool should I use?
            url: ../profiling/choose-performance-tool.md
          - text: Ways to run profiling tools
            url: ../profiling/running-profiling-tools-with-or-without-the-debugger.md
      - linkListType: concept
        links:
         - text: Understanding performance collection methods
           url: ../profiling/understanding-performance-collection-methods-perf-profiler.md

  # Card
  - title: Collaborate
    linkLists:
      - linkListType: tutorial
        links:
          - text: Write and debug code with Live Share >>
            url: /visualstudio/liveshare/use/vs