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dotnet debugging windbg garbage-collection performance cpp nativeaot assembly clrmd csharp lldb async profiler fun source-generator startup-hooks arm64 dynamd iot java linux perfview raspberry-pi superluminal twitch uwp wpf x64dbg

dotnet (40)

Optimizing the WinDbg DML parser - January 03 2019
Implementing Java ReferenceQueue and PhantomReference in C# - January 09 2019
Have some fun with .net core startup hooks - February 01 2019
Writing ClrMD extensions for WinDbg and LLDB - March 14 2019
Debugging and fixing the Twitch desktop client - May 11 2019
Dumping stack objects with ClrMD - December 18 2019
Another way to use your debugging tools - February 21 2020
Switching back to the UI thread in WPF/UWP, in modern C# - February 28 2020
Turning your training bike into a Speed remake - April 14 2020
.NET ThreadPool starvation, and how queuing makes it worse - April 27 2020
Performance best practices in C# - May 12 2020
Check what .net core GC keywords are enabled without a debugger - May 18 2020
Monitor GC stats with a startup hook - June 21 2020
Tricked by WebRequest - August 14 2020
Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 1 of 3) - August 26 2020
Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 2 of 3) - September 01 2020
Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 3 of 3) - September 10 2020
AccessViolation in ObjectNative::IsLockHeld (part 1 of 2) - November 05 2020
AccessViolation in ObjectNative::IsLockHeld (part 2 of 2) - November 25 2020
Debugging a native deadlock in a .NET Linux application - February 09 2021
An unconventional way of investigating a NullReferenceException - March 16 2021
Showing unresolved functions in PerfView - June 02 2021
Analyze your memory dumps in C# with DynaMD - July 16 2021
Finding an instance of thread by id in WinDbg - September 16 2021
Reading AsyncLocal values from a memory dump - September 16 2021
Writing native WinDbg extensions in C# - February 08 2022
Writing a .NET profiler in C# - Part 1 - July 11 2022
Why function pointers can't be used on instance methods in C# - July 26 2022
Using GC.KeepAlive in async methods - September 05 2022
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 2 - January 11 2023
Reading .NET performance counters without the PerfCounter API - February 12 2023
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 3 - March 03 2023
VerificationException in .NET Framework when using structs - May 01 2023
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 4 - June 10 2023
SuppressGCTransition - August 12 2023
Memory alignment of doubles in C# - September 30 2023
Exploring .NET frozen segments - January 14 2024
Dumping the managed heap in C# - February 13 2024
GummyCat - Visualize the activity of the .NET garbage collector - February 27 2024
Using Windows Error Reporting in .NET - September 03 2024

debugging (17)

Writing ClrMD extensions for WinDbg and LLDB - March 14 2019
Debugging and fixing the Twitch desktop client - May 11 2019
Dumping stack objects with ClrMD - December 18 2019
Another way to use your debugging tools - February 21 2020
Check what .net core GC keywords are enabled without a debugger - May 18 2020
Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 1 of 3) - August 26 2020
Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 2 of 3) - September 01 2020
Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 3 of 3) - September 10 2020
AccessViolation in ObjectNative::IsLockHeld (part 1 of 2) - November 05 2020
AccessViolation in ObjectNative::IsLockHeld (part 2 of 2) - November 25 2020
Debugging a native deadlock in a .NET Linux application - February 09 2021
An unconventional way of investigating a NullReferenceException - March 16 2021
Analyze your memory dumps in C# with DynaMD - July 16 2021
Finding an instance of thread by id in WinDbg - September 16 2021
Reading AsyncLocal values from a memory dump - September 16 2021
Writing native WinDbg extensions in C# - February 08 2022
Crash in the crash-analyzer - April 09 2024

windbg (12)

Optimizing the WinDbg DML parser - January 03 2019
Writing ClrMD extensions for WinDbg and LLDB - March 14 2019
Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 1 of 3) - August 26 2020
Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 2 of 3) - September 01 2020
Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 3 of 3) - September 10 2020
AccessViolation in ObjectNative::IsLockHeld (part 1 of 2) - November 05 2020
AccessViolation in ObjectNative::IsLockHeld (part 2 of 2) - November 25 2020
Debugging a native deadlock in a .NET Linux application - February 09 2021
An unconventional way of investigating a NullReferenceException - March 16 2021
Finding an instance of thread by id in WinDbg - September 16 2021
Reading AsyncLocal values from a memory dump - September 16 2021
Writing native WinDbg extensions in C# - February 08 2022

garbage-collection (8)

Implementing Java ReferenceQueue and PhantomReference in C# - January 09 2019
Check what .net core GC keywords are enabled without a debugger - May 18 2020
Monitor GC stats with a startup hook - June 21 2020
SuppressGCTransition - August 12 2023
Memory alignment of doubles in C# - September 30 2023
Exploring .NET frozen segments - January 14 2024
Dumping the managed heap in C# - February 13 2024
GummyCat - Visualize the activity of the .NET garbage collector - February 27 2024

performance (7)

Optimizing the WinDbg DML parser - January 03 2019
.NET ThreadPool starvation, and how queuing makes it worse - April 27 2020
Performance best practices in C# - May 12 2020
Showing unresolved functions in PerfView - June 02 2021
Reading .NET performance counters without the PerfCounter API - February 12 2023
SuppressGCTransition - August 12 2023
Memory alignment of doubles in C# - September 30 2023

cpp (6)

Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 2 of 3) - September 01 2020
AccessViolation in ObjectNative::IsLockHeld (part 1 of 2) - November 05 2020
AccessViolation in ObjectNative::IsLockHeld (part 2 of 2) - November 25 2020
An unconventional way of investigating a NullReferenceException - March 16 2021
VerificationException in .NET Framework when using structs - May 01 2023
Memory alignment of doubles in C# - September 30 2023

nativeaot (6)

Writing native WinDbg extensions in C# - February 08 2022
Writing a .NET profiler in C# - Part 1 - July 11 2022
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 2 - January 11 2023
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 3 - March 03 2023
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 4 - June 10 2023
Using Windows Error Reporting in .NET - September 03 2024

assembly (5)

Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 2 of 3) - September 01 2020
AccessViolation in ObjectNative::IsLockHeld (part 1 of 2) - November 05 2020
AccessViolation in ObjectNative::IsLockHeld (part 2 of 2) - November 25 2020
An unconventional way of investigating a NullReferenceException - March 16 2021
SuppressGCTransition - August 12 2023

clrmd (5)

Writing ClrMD extensions for WinDbg and LLDB - March 14 2019
Dumping stack objects with ClrMD - December 18 2019
Analyze your memory dumps in C# with DynaMD - July 16 2021
Reading AsyncLocal values from a memory dump - September 16 2021
Writing native WinDbg extensions in C# - February 08 2022

csharp (5)

AccessViolation in ObjectNative::IsLockHeld (part 2 of 2) - November 25 2020
Writing a .NET profiler in C# - Part 1 - July 11 2022
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 2 - January 11 2023
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 3 - March 03 2023
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 4 - June 10 2023

lldb (5)

Writing ClrMD extensions for WinDbg and LLDB - March 14 2019
Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 2 of 3) - September 01 2020
Investigating an InvalidProgramException from a memory dump (part 3 of 3) - September 10 2020
Debugging a native deadlock in a .NET Linux application - February 09 2021
An unconventional way of investigating a NullReferenceException - March 16 2021

async (4)

Switching back to the UI thread in WPF/UWP, in modern C# - February 28 2020
.NET ThreadPool starvation, and how queuing makes it worse - April 27 2020
Reading AsyncLocal values from a memory dump - September 16 2021
Using GC.KeepAlive in async methods - September 05 2022

profiler (4)

Writing a .NET profiler in C# - Part 1 - July 11 2022
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 2 - January 11 2023
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 3 - March 03 2023
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 4 - June 10 2023

fun (2)

Have some fun with .net core startup hooks - February 01 2019
Another way to use your debugging tools - February 21 2020

source-generator (2)

Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 3 - March 03 2023
Writing a .NET profiler in C# — Part 4 - June 10 2023

startup-hooks (2)

Have some fun with .net core startup hooks - February 01 2019
Monitor GC stats with a startup hook - June 21 2020

arm64 (1)

An unconventional way of investigating a NullReferenceException - March 16 2021

dynamd (1)

Analyze your memory dumps in C# with DynaMD - July 16 2021

iot (1)

Turning your training bike into a Speed remake - April 14 2020

java (1)

Implementing Java ReferenceQueue and PhantomReference in C# - January 09 2019

linux (1)

Crash in the crash-analyzer - April 09 2024

perfview (1)

Showing unresolved functions in PerfView - June 02 2021

raspberry-pi (1)

Turning your training bike into a Speed remake - April 14 2020

superluminal (1)

Reading .NET performance counters without the PerfCounter API - February 12 2023

twitch (1)

Debugging and fixing the Twitch desktop client - May 11 2019

uwp (1)

Switching back to the UI thread in WPF/UWP, in modern C# - February 28 2020

wpf (1)

Switching back to the UI thread in WPF/UWP, in modern C# - February 28 2020

x64dbg (1)

VerificationException in .NET Framework when using structs - May 01 2023

Kevin Gosse

Kevin Gosse has been using Microsoft .NET technologies for more than 15 years, across client, server, and mobile applications. Passionate about debugging. He is Microsoft MVP and is currently employed at Datadog, where he works on the performance of the .NET APM.