Best Practices for Testing and Debugging Managed Code -- Visual Studio Magazine

Best Practices for Testing and Debugging Managed Code

Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers features a built-in Unit Testing system that lets you define unit tests before you start programming and rerun your tests whenever you wish.

By Richard Hale Shaw
05/01/2006

Listen to the audio and watch the slides! (Running time: 1 hour, 2 minutes) Testing and debugging aren't programming per se, but developing and applying these skills effectively is critical to every software developer's future. Fortunately, Visual Studio 2005 offers new features that make debugging simpler, more straightforward, and even elegant. And Visual Studio 2005 Team Edition for Software Developers features a built-in Unit Testing system that lets you define unit tests before you start programming and rerun your tests whenever you wish. In this session, Richard shows you how to leverage the maximum results when testing and debugging managed code.

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