Using a pragmatic approach to root cause analysis, readers will benefit from how Advanced .NET Debugging explores, in depth, the relationship between .NET code, the Common Language Runtime, and bugs experienced in this environment. In addition to common bug categories and troubleshooting, it also dives deep into how the CLR functions, so that you are well equipped to handle root cause analysis outside of the examples illustrated. Note that this book focuses solely on using the native Windows debuggers (WinDBG, NTSD, CD) to troubleshoot .NET code and the CLR, an area (to date) about which very limited information has been published.

"Fortunately, Mario's book combines just the right amount of explanation of the runtime to help you understand the thought process and the techniques he uses to solve problems with many practical and clever tricks learned from debugging real world applications. So if you want to quickly get up to speed debugging your CLR applications, this is definitely the book to read. It covers many aspects of debugging managed applications—in particular, it gives insights into areas that are hard to diagnose such as thread synchronization problems. The illustration of debugging techniques is largely done with examples which makes it easier to follow." (Excerpted from the Foreword by Patrick Dussud, Technical Fellow, CLR, .NET FX, Microsoft Corporation.)