I've been working with Visual Studio 2022 for a while now, and I'd like to share some of the debugging techniques that have saved me countless hours.

1. Use Conditional Breakpoints

Instead of stopping on every iteration, you can set a condition so the debugger only breaks when a specific expression is true.

if (counter == 42) { /* break here */ }

2. Edit and Continue

When you hit a breakpoint, you can modify code on the fly without restarting the debugging session.

int value = Compute(); // Change the method implementation while stopped

3. Diagnostic Tools

The Live Performance Profiler helps you spot memory leaks and CPU spikes directly during a debug session.