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DbProvider profiler using WCF and DbProviderFactory Injection: Part I of 4 Updated: 9 Sep 2011 Explains the principles of profiling a DbProvider using proxy classes. C#4.0, .NET3.0, .NET3.5, SQL-Server, WCF, LINQ, DBA, Dev	Pieter Van Parys	5.00
DbProvider Profiler using WCF and DbProviderFactory Injection: Part II of IV Updated: 20 Sep 2011 Creating profiling information in our ProxyDbxxx classes C#, SQL, Windows, .NET2.0, .NET3.0, .NET3.5, Win32, ADO.NET, LINQ, MySQL, Oracle, SQL2005, SQL-CE, SQL2008, Architect, DBA, Dev, Framework	Pieter Van Parys	5.00
How to use symbol server? (and why you really like to do it...) - Unedited Updated: 13 Jan 2012 How to setup .NET symbol server and enable production debugging without source code C#, .NET, Visual-Studio (VS2010), Dev, Framework, Debugging, PDB	baruchl	5.00
Debug Tutorial Part 6: Navigating The Kernel Debugger Updated: 6 Aug 2004 Learn the basics of the kernel debugger. ASM, VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Dev, QA, Virtualization	Toby Opferman	4.98
Debug Tutorial Part 3: The Heap Updated: 20 Mar 2004 Introduction to the heap. ASM, VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Toby Opferman	4.98
Surviving the Release Version Updated: 16 Jul 2001 Learn about the issues and differences between Debug and Release builds. VC6, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev, QA	Joseph M. Newcomer	4.98
XCrashReport : Exception Handling and Crash Reporting - Part 1 Updated: 19 Oct 2003 Add basic exception handling and crash reporting to your application VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev, QA	Hans Dietrich	4.97
Toggle hardware data/read/execute breakpoints programmatically Updated: 23 Jul 2008 Simple code to introduce a hardware breakpoint mechanism. C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0), C++/CLI, C, Windows, Win32, Win64, Architect, Dev, SysAdmin	Michael Chourdakis	4.96
A tool to view a LIB Updated: 15 Jan 2005 Useful tool to view functions in a library (.LIB) file and export them to a header (.H) file. VC6, eVC3.0, eVC4.0, WinMobile, Mobile, Win2K, WinXP, Dev, QA	Ramanan.T	4.96
XCrashReport : Exception Handling and Crash Reporting - Part 3 Updated: 19 Oct 2003 Add basic exception handling and crash reporting to your application VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev, QA	Hans Dietrich	4.96
Post-Mortem Debugging Your Application with Minidumps and Visual Studio .NET Updated: 6 Mar 2002 This article describes how minidumps work, how to make your application create them when it crashes, and how to read them back with Visual Studio .NET. VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Andy Pennell	4.95
XCrashReport : Exception Handling and Crash Reporting - Part 4 Updated: 19 Oct 2003 Add basic exception handling and crash reporting to your application VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev, QA	Hans Dietrich	4.95
An introduction to debugging in MSVC++ using Pseudoregisters Updated: 24 Nov 2002 Explanation of the debugger pseudoregisters like @ERR, @TIB VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Wouter Dhondt	4.95
Debug Tutorial Part 2: The Stack Updated: 28 Mar 2004 Introduction to the most important ally in the fight against bugs, the stack. ASM, VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev, QA	Toby Opferman	4.94
Finding crash information using the MAP file Updated: 5 Jan 2003 Finding crash information using the MAP file: how to create and read the file VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Wouter Dhondt	4.94
Debugging Release Mode Problems Updated: 9 Dec 1999 A classic article on how to debug your release build applications VC6, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev, QA	Keith Rule	4.93
XCrashReport : Exception Handling and Crash Reporting - Part 2 Updated: 19 Oct 2003 Add basic exception handling and crash reporting to your application VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev, QA	Hans Dietrich	4.91
Extending windbg with Page Fault Breakpoints Updated: 1 May 2011 Take advantage of the memory page access flag, and set a new kind of breakpoint C++, Windows, Dev	Mattias Högström	4.90
Windows Debuggers: Part 1: A WinDbg Tutorial Updated: 22 Mar 2004 This is the first part of a multipart tutorial on debugging using WinDbg. C++/CLI, VC6, VC7, VC7.1, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev, QA	Saikat Sen	4.90
Debug Tutorial Part 7: Locks and Synchronization Objects Updated: 7 Aug 2004 Learn the basics of debugging deadlocks and other issues. ASM, VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Dev, QA	Toby Opferman	4.90
Debug Tutorial Part 1: Beginning Debugging Using CDB and NTSD Updated: 19 Mar 2004 Learn how to debug problems in software. C++, ASM, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Toby Opferman	4.89
DebugBreak and ASSERTs that work always anywhere Updated: 5 Apr 2005 Demonstrates how you can improve the standard DebugBreak and ASSERTs to make them work always. C, VC7.1, Windows, VS.NET2003, Dev, QA	Stas Kondratiev	4.88
Source Indexing and Symbol Servers: A Guide to Easier Debugging - Unedited Updated: 3 Oct 2010 Indexing and backing up your debug information files to help debug crashes from out in the wild .NET, Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008, VS2010), Dev, Debugging	SK Genius	4.86
Debug Tutorial Part 4: Writing WINDBG Extensions Updated: 24 Mar 2004 This tutorial we will attempt to write a simple debug extension. ASM, VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Toby Opferman	4.84
Debug Tutorial Part 5: Handle Leaks Updated: 8 May 2004 Learn how to debug handle leaks in Windows. ASM, VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Toby Opferman	4.82
How to determine corresponding source line from offset number Updated: 22 Jul 2003 If you know offset number within exe file, you can specify where it corresponds in source file VC6, Dev, QA	eymre	4.82
Code that debugs itself Updated: 17 Feb 2005 A set of macros for detecting and reporting critical errors, combined with a technique of writing solid code. VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Andrew Schetinin	4.77
Detailed memory leak dumps from a console app Updated: 21 May 2002 How to get path and line number info for memory leaks, in a console app VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev, QA	C^hris L^osinger	4.77
ComObject Visualizer Updated: 20 Apr 2010 Visual Studio Visualizer for objects whose type is System.__ComObject C# (C#1.0, C#2.0, C#3.0), .NET (.NET2.0), Visual-Studio (VS2005), Dev	Volodymyr Goncharov	4.75
How to use memory dump to trace bug Updated: 9 Sep 2003 How to use memory dump to trace bug VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev, QA	Woodykk	4.73
How to Use and Understand the Windows Console Debugger Updated: 23 Dec 2008 An article to help the beginner get started in debugging C, Windows	logicchild	4.71
HTML logger - portable and thread-safe Updated: 3 Dec 2002 An article on using HTML formated log in your applications C++/CLI, VC6, VC7, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Dev, QA	Stas Desyatnikov	4.71
Remote Debugging in MSVC++ 6.0 - Step by step in the OnPaint message handler Updated: 24 Jan 2002 This article how to setup the remote debugging capatibilities of Visual C++ 6.0. With just a few steps and an extra machine (of course!) I´ll show how can you step into the OnPaint message handler. VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev, QA	Mauricio Ritter	4.71
Is The Debugger Attached? Updated: 22 Oct 2001 Take different actions depending on whether a debugger is attached to your process. VC6, Win2K, Dev, QA	Tim Chew	4.69
Multiple Performance Timer Updated: 2 Jan 2003 Time multiple parts of your code and display accumulated results VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Jon	4.68
.NET Windbg Extension Development in Visual Studio Updated: 27 Apr 2011 Develop Windbg extensions in Visual Studio and call .NET libraries C++, C++/CLI, Windows, .NET, Dev	Mattias Högström	4.67
CConsole - a simple console for debug output Updated: 19 Aug 2002 Show debug information in an easy to handle console VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev, QA	Greeeg	4.65
Excellent Debugging Features in Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 Updated: 4 Jan 2010 This article describes how to use Pin/Unpin of Object/Variable Data Tip during debugging In Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 .NET, Visual-Studio (VS2010), Dev, .NET4	Abhijit Jana	4.65
Make the debugger show the contents of your custom IList class Updated: 6 Aug 2008 How to make the debugger give the same special treatment to your custom IList as it gives to List. C# (C#2.0, C#3.0), .NET (.NET2.0, .NET3.0, .NET3.5), Visual-Studio (VS2005, VS2008), Dev	Qwertie	4.61
[Debugging] - Symbols Updated: 21 Jun 2007 Setting up a Microsoft Symbol Server VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, VS.NET2003, VS2005, Dev, QA	Jonathan [Darka]	4.57
Debug With Apps Displayed on Secondary Monitor Updated: 29 Nov 2006 Here's some code that will automatically start your app on a secondary monitor if it's compiled with debug info. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Windows, VS2005, Dev, QA	John Simmons / outlaw programmer	4.52
Implementing Effective Vulnerability Remediation Strategies Within the Web Application Development Lifecycle Updated: 10 Jul 2007 After a security assessment has been performed as part of the web application development lifecycle, it is important to understand how to address and fix any application vulnerabilities that are uncovered. C++, Windows, Dev, QA	Caleb Sima	4.50
Using PDB files and symbols to debug your application Updated: 18 Apr 2011 With the help of PDB files, you are able to recover the source code as it was before compilation from the bits and bytes at runtime. C#, Windows, .NET, Dev	Yanick Salzmann	4.50
Useful Debugging Macros Updated: 14 Dec 1999 A set of handy Debugging macro facilities without MFC VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	William E. Kempf	4.49
How to Use Microsoft's Driver Verifier to Interpret Unanalyzable Crash Dump Files Updated: 19 Nov 2008 An article that explains how to use the Driver Verifier tool to analyze crash dump files. Windows, Dev, SysAdmin, Virtualization	logicchild	4.47
AMLog, easy logging Updated: 8 Jun 2002 A small utility to make easy logging to files VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Dev, QA	Anders Molin	4.45
CSAStatusLog - status logger Updated: 17 Nov 1999 A very simple text logger that allows you to use printf-type formatting, with automatic application name and date stamping VC6, Dev, QA	C^hris L^osinger	4.45
Debug Toolkit Updated: 27 Mar 2000 A complete debug toolkit to add intelligent debugging capability to your application. VC6, Dev, QA	Keith Westley	4.44
Napkin Updated: 12 Mar 2006 A simple logging library using generic object to streams VC7.1, VC8.0, WinXP, VS.NET2003, Dev, QA	mb2sync	4.38
Debug logging with STL stream operators Updated: 20 Jul 2008 An easy to use debug logger, implemented via a custom stream buffer. C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0), Windows, Win32, Win64, Visual-Studio (VS2008), MFC, STL, Dev, QA	Johann Anhofer	4.33
Debugging and testing made easy. (Part 1) Updated: 9 Mar 2003 Some macros and tips to take the air out of bugs, and classes to make unit testing painless and simple. VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Kumarpal Sheth	4.33
Exception handling in JNI Updated: 7 Feb 2007 An article on Exception handling in JNI C++, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	jafarmlp	4.33
CProfile - A simple class to do code profiling and tracing Updated: 1 May 2003 This simple class allows to profile code sections and optionally print time elapsed and tracing strings in different formats. VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Dev, QA	Hernán Di Pietro	4.31
Debugging Custom DLLs with InstallShield for MSVC 6.0 Professional Updated: 29 May 2003 This article explains how to develop, integrate, and debug custom DLLs using InstallShield's CallDLLFx function. VC6, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, ATL, Dev, QA	Brian Davis	4.23
Navigate your TRACE outputs Updated: 28 Jul 2001 Extended TRACE macros with easy source navigation VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev, QA	Wolfgang Busch	4.14
Using the Output Window in DevStudio Updated: 23 Feb 2004 How to load arbitrary text into the DevStudio Output Window so you can double-click on a line VC6, VC7, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Harold Bamford	4.03
Very easy to use logger for ATL/MFC/NonMFC applications Updated: 2 Jan 2004 Very easy to use logger for ATL/MFC/NonMFC applications. VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, ATL, Dev, QA	Gavriloaie Andrei	4.00
A Class for Creating a Trace Log Updated: 17 Nov 1999 VC6, Windows, Dev, QA	Robert Pittenger, MCPD-EAD	3.90
Logging process performance info Updated: 11 Apr 2002 This article contains a small tool which use PDH functions to obtain process info/performance data. VC6, MFC, Dev, QA	Andrei Iarantsev	3.83
Performance meter and memory leaks detector Updated: 5 Dec 2001 This article describes how to monitor program heap for memory leaks VC6, Win2K, Dev, QA	Andrei Iarantsev	3.79
Creating a console for your MFC app's debug output Updated: 17 Jun 2000 How to send debugging output to a console in a MFC application VC6, MFC, Dev, QA	matthias s.	3.78
Analyzing Windows Crash Dump Files Updated: 31 Oct 2008 An article that focuses on how to analyze a crash dump file. Windows, Virtualization	logicchild	3.63
Memory leak finder Updated: 10 Oct 2008 Custom memory handler with memory leak reporting and no-mans-land checking. Leaks are reported with call stack of allocation. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, Dev, QA	Erik Rydgren	3.58
Show Debug Messages from Release Mode Programs Updated: 9 Oct 2009 A small utility that shows debug messages from programs compiled using release mode C++, Windows, Dev	dxlee	3.53
Quick start to using WinDbg Updated: 18 Dec 2007 Step by step instructions for a newbie on how to use WinDbg. C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0), C++/CLI, C, Windows (Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista), Win32, Win64, Visual-Studio (VS.NET2003, VS2005, VS2008), MFC, STL, Dev, QA	Ganik	3.48
A Handy Debugging Macro for Switch Statements Updated: 26 Nov 1999 A macro to help alert you if unreachable is ever reached VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Michael Dunn	3.42
Debugging & Testing Tips for Win9x Updated: 13 Aug 2000 Debugging & Testing Tips from the Trenches VC6, Dev, QA	Keith Rule	3.39
Debugging C++ public member variable modifications / accesses Updated: 20 Nov 2006 A trick to use operator overloading to debug the public member variable modifications / accesses C++, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Vishal B Jadhav	3.37
Printf() debugging in a console window from within an ActiveX control Updated: 30 Aug 2005 Creating a console window from within an ActiveX control. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Dev, QA	Stephen Muccione	3.26
Debugging Technique: Logger for making logs in many ways at once Updated: 29 Dec 2004 This logger can be configured to produce log output using various output types. VC7.1, Windows, Visual-Studio, STL, Dev, QA	DevRanjeet	3.14
CTracerST v1.0 Updated: 17 Jun 2000 A flexible trace class for consistent application debug traces. VC6, Win2K, MFC, Dev, QA	Davide Calabro	3.14
Testing for Programmers Updated: 24 Sep 2007 This article provides basic information about software testing for programmers in a beginner’s level. C++, Windows, Dev, QA	NinethSense	2.75
Test Runner Application Updated: 2 Nov 2005 A framework for performing unit tests. VB6, VC6, ATL, Dev, QA	Jerry Edens & Doug Eveland	2.67
Auto Memory Dump on Crash of an Application Updated: 23 Jun 2010 Configuring auto memory dump and manually walking through the stack C++, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	hichetu	2.65
Visual C++ pow Function Not Working the Sixth Time !! Updated: 31 Jul 2006 A strange scenario that leads to non functioning floating point operations C++, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Bishoy Botros	2.48
Extended Debug macros Updated: 13 Jun 2001 A set of debug macros for checking expressions that work in VC6, Win2K, Dev, QA	Jungsul Lee	2.25
First Step to Make a simple debugger class Updated: 24 Jun 2010 This class gives you idea to make your own debugging class VC6, VC7, VC7.1, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	DharmeshC	1.44
Software Debugging Process: How it goes and how to improve it Updated: 23 Jun 2010 The process of debugging: formalization & improvement C++, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	diamant	1.38
Debugging output through network Updated: 24 Jun 2010 Send debugging output through UDP protocol C++, Windows, Dev, QA	_duk_	1.20
How to debug a CRM 3.0 callout efficiently Updated: 9 Dec 2007 CRM 3.0 callout development. C#, Windows, .NET1.1, VS.NET2003, Architect, Dev, QA, Design	Oshri Cohen	1.00
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Title / Updated	Author	Score
Add Crash Reporting to Your Applications with the CrashRpt Library Updated: 19 Mar 2003 This article describes how to use the CrashRpt library to generate crash report for your application that can be debugged using WinDbg or VS.NET. VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev, QA	Mike Carruth	4.94
Advanced Debugging in Visual Studio - Unedited Updated: 23 Jan 2012 Learn the tips and tricks of advanced debugging in Visual Studio .NET, Visual-Studio, Dev, Debugging	Pankaj Chamria	4.93
Who deleted my pointer? Updated: 22 Apr 2003 Locating your dangling pointer with overloaded new and delete operators VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev, QA	k4_pacific	4.93
Simple trace format tips Updated: 4 Oct 2000 A simple way to format your TRACE statements so double clicking takes you directly to the source code. VC6, Win2K, MFC, Dev, QA	Audrius Vasiliauskas	4.68
Thread-safe logger with automatic removing log messages from release version. Updated: 13 Sep 2000 A log file class for multi-threaded applications. VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Vlad Kirienko	4.65
Debugging Classic ASP ( VBScript ) in Visual Studio 2008 Updated: 23 Aug 2008 Step by step guide on how to set up your project so you can debug a site written in Classic ASP VBScript using Visual Studio 2008 VBScript, VS2005, VS2008, Dev	Rock Webcast	4.47
Get Started: Debugging Memory Related Issues in .Net Application Using WinDBG and SOS Updated: 28 Sep 2010 Kick Start Using WinDBG and SOS C# (C#1.0, C#2.0, C#3.0), .NET, Win32, Visual-Studio, Dev	sonal.india	4.45
Gone With The Wind Updated: 17 Jun 2007 Dealing with the designer when everything disappears C++, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Muammar©	4.41
Useful macros for pointer verification Updated: 20 Oct 2002 A few macros to validate pointers passed to functions. VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, PocketPC-2002, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Andreas Saurwein Franci Gonçalves	4.34
Debugging C++ Code from Java Application Updated: 9 Feb 2009 How to debug simultaneously Java/C++ mixed code in both Java and C++ debuggers C++, C, Java, Java SE, Linux, Dev	Gregory Shpitalnik	4.25
Using an output stream for debugging Updated: 24 Nov 2001 How to create an output stream that writes to the debug terminal. VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Sven Axelsson	4.18
User Friendly Exception handling Updated: 5 Aug 2003 How to handle exceptions in release builds in a user friendly fashion VC6, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev, QA	R. Walker	3.50
Catching memory leaks Updated: 4 Oct 2000 How catch memory leaks with very little effort VC6, Win2K, MFC, Dev, QA	Audrius Vasiliauskas	3.50
Setting up a full fledged kernel debug environment for Windows Kernel Drivers using a single server Updated: 1 Dec 2009 This article helps users to setup a full fledged debug environment for Windows device drivers using a Virtual Machine (VMware). The user need not have to configure a debugger and debugee and connect them with null modem cables. Win2003, Vista, Win2008, Win7, Dev, SysAdmin, Virtualization, virtual-machine	Rajkumar-Kannan	3.35
Getting pragmatic with warnings Updated: 25 Mar 2002 An article on dealing with unwanted Build warnings VC6, VC7, Windows, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	bryce	2.96
Memory leaks dumper with user defined dump information Updated: 11 Apr 2007 How to add user defined dump information for memory leaks VC6, VC7, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, Dev, QA	Sergey Osenny	2.50
Show Me Exceptions Updated: 22 Sep 2008 How to hide your exceptions in presentations and get them back when developing C# (C#1.0, C#2.0, C#3.0), Windows (WinXP), Visual-Studio (VS2005), Dev	Muammar©	2.40
Solving a Nasty Bug in VS2005 Crystal Reports Updated: 23 Jun 2010 Crystal Reports producing odd results? Dont do what we did! C#, VB, XML, SQL, Windows, .NET, Visual-Studio (VS2005), Dev	BruceL	2.00
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Title / Updated	Author	Score
Getting around the need for a vararg #define just to automatically use __FILE__ and __LINE__ in a TRACE macro Updated: 9 Jan 2003 Ever wrote #define TRACE, #define TRACE1, #define TRACE2, etc., just so you could use the __FILE__ macro and printf style formatting in a macro at the same time? VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Dev, QA	Paul Mclachlan	4.73
Advanced Logging for all kind of applications Updated: 23 Feb 2002 Simple to use classes for logging and tracing. VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev, QA	Alex Kucherenko	4.72
Yet Another Logging Library Updated: 2 Nov 2002 Message logging library VC6, VC7, Win2K, WinXP, Dev, QA	Taka Muraoka	4.69
Fast, low latency and non-synchronizing trace class Updated: 16 Apr 2004 An article about a ready to use trace class specialized for multithreaded programming. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, VS.NET2003, Dev, QA	Tim Hagemann	4.67
Extended Trace: Trace macros for Win32. Updated: 23 Apr 2001 Trace macros that provide messages with source code link, run-time callstack information, and function prototype information with parameter values. VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Zoltan Csizmadia	4.60
What's Going Wrong at 3:00 AM? Updated: 28 Dec 2010 Describes one effort to run performance monitor to identify what's wrong with a counter log, then set up an event trace to see who the culprit is. Windows (Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, Win2008, Win2008-R2), Dev, SysAdmin	knockNrod	4.60
Function Calling Sequence Tracer Class Updated: 15 Aug 2003 A class to trace the sequence at which functions are called. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev, QA	Mohamed Abdel-Monem	4.56
Writing trace messages in multi-threaded C++ applications Updated: 27 Jan 2002 An easy-to-use utility that can be integrated into multiple programs C++, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Xiangyang Liu 刘向阳	4.56
ActivityTracerScope - Part I - Easy activity tracing with SvcTraceViewer.exe and System.Diagnostics Updated: 24 Apr 2011 An easy way to obtain effective activity tracing, leveraging the built-in System.Diagnostics and the standard tool SvcTraceViewer.exe (not just for WCF). C#, Windows, .NET2.0, .NET3.0, .NET3.5, Dev	orsobrown	4.50
Small and Simple TRACE/Log support for your Windows application Updated: 22 Feb 2006 This header file will provide you with the smallest and simplest way to log some trace messages from your MFC application. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, WinMobile, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	suggam	4.50
LogDispatch - debug module Updated: 16 May 2004 Another debug module for your project (debug/release version). VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, STL, Dev, QA	Gediminas Siutilas	4.33
A Generic Approach to Debug Tracing and Logging Updated: 28 Mar 2008 A generic tracing library implementation. C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0), C++/CLI, C, Dev, QA	maskisland	4.09
Double-click on the trace message in the Output window in Developer Studio to get to the line of code Updated: 14 Oct 2005 Take advantadge of the output window in Developer Studio. VC6, VC7, .NET1.0, Win2K, WinXP, PocketPC-2002, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev, QA	JIANG, Sheng[MVP]	3.22
cout for MFC/Windows/Non Console applications Updated: 5 Oct 2000 A trace macro which traces to a new console of the Windows application. VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev, QA	Dhananjay Gune	3.20
Runtime Trace Updated: 30 Mar 2003 Display trace messages at runtime from several running applications on different machines. VC6, Win2K, Visual-Studio, MFC, ATL, Dev, QA	Bogdan Rechi	3.17
Tracing Utility in C++ Updated: 3 Feb 2003 This article explains inserts and deletion of queues VC6, VC7, .NET1.0, Win2K, WinXP, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	A.Samar	3.00
WPF Trace Client and TCP Trace Listener Updated: 2 Jan 2008 This article is about a Trace client to visualize and filter Trace messages and a TCP Trace listener. C# (C#3.0), XML, .NET (.NET3.5), WPF, Dev	Arthur Zaczek	3.00
Supressing TRACE calls Updated: 12 Jul 2005 How to prevent TRACE calls from appearing in the output window. VC6, Windows, Visual-Studio, MFC, Dev, QA	Cristian Amarie	2.66
Yet another Win32 runtime trace Updated: 8 Nov 2006 An article on runtime trace tool that allows making runtime trace and that can be removed by the compiler from the release binary. VC6, Windows, Dev, QA	boris_oleinic	2.23
Hardwired's Debug Class Updated: 21 Feb 2005 Debugging tool class for both single and multithreaded applications. VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, Visual-Studio, Dev, QA	Inocentric	1.73

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