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JavaScript/Native Interop Debugging

2 posts · Feb 2013 – Apr 2014

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Visual Studio 2013 Update 1 significantly enhances mixed-mode debugging for Windows Store apps, allowing developers to seamlessly debug both managed and native code. This includes improved object inspection in local and watch windows, support for debugger type visualizers, and reliable stepping between WinRT components. Remote debugging is now supported for x86/x64 machines, though ARM machines are not yet supported. The improvements aim to streamline the debugging process for developers working

All Microsoft trails
  1. Diagnosing Mobile Website Issues on Windows Phone 8.1 with Visual StudioThis post details how Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 enables debugging and performance tools for Internet Explorer on Windows Phone 8.1. It covers creating an ASP.NET project, launching it in the emulator or on a device, debugging websites without a Visual Studio project using the 'Debug Windows Phone Internet Explorer' option, and utilizing the Performance and Diagnostics hub for CPU Usage and HTML UI Responsiveness profiling. It highlights the DOM Explorer for layout debugging and the standard script debugger for JavaScript errors.
  2. JavaScript/Native Interop Debugging in Visual Studio 2013Introduces the 'Native with Script' debugger type for Visual Studio 2013, allowing simultaneous debugging of JavaScript and Native code. Details the limitations of the Visual Studio 2012 workaround and the specific capabilities and limitations of the new debugger type, including unified call stacks and local variable inspection. Provides a concrete example of debugging a startup crash in a mixed-language app.
  3. Mixed Native and Managed Debugging Improvements for Windows Store AppsThis post details the improvements to mixed-mode debugging for Windows Store apps in Visual Studio 2012 Update 1. It covers the setup process, enhanced object inspection in local and watch windows, the application of debugger type visualizers, and improved reliability in stepping between WinRT components. It also notes the support for remote debugging on x86/x64 machines and the lack of support on ARM machines.