Software Debugging in Windows Overview/Description Target Audience Prerequisites Expected Duration Lesson Objectives Course Number Expertise Level Overview/Description
Microsoft Windows is a powerful graphical user interface, and most software developers will develop Windows applications at some point. Software development means debugging, and this course will cover software debugging in Windows, including Windows debugging tools, Windows memory manager issues, and resource issues. You will also learn about Windows 8 debugging tools and improving code quality.
Target Audience
Entry-level and experienced software developers
Prerequisites
None
Expected Duration (hours)
2.0
Lesson Objectives Software Debugging in Windows
start the course
recognize how to install the Windows Debugging Tools
recognize the tools available in the Windows Debugging Tools set
recognize how to start the common debugging tools
recognize what symbol files are and how to retrieve them
recognize how debugging differs between various platforms
recognize the Windows Memory Management system
recognize basic concepts of the Windows Heap
recognize how the heap can be corrupted
recognize the tool available for monitoring heap
recognize how to use the Pageheap tool
recognize what causes resource issues
recognize how Windows handles are used to identify resource issues
recognize how to find resource handles for running applications
recognize how the UMDH, DebugDiag, and !heap commands are used to track down resource issues
recognize how to launch the UMDH tool
recognize web browser memory issues
recognize how to use the JSCRIPT Memory Analyzer tool
recognize the new debugging tools available with Windows 8
recognize the lifecycle of Windows 8 applications
recognize how to use the PLMDebug tool
recognize basic concepts of code analysis
recognize how to use the Code Analysis tools in Visual Studio
recognize how to create custom rules for the Code Analysis Dictionary
understand the various Windows debugging tools including managing memory issues, resource issues, and improving code quality
Course Number: sd_dbug_a04_it_enus
Expertise Level
Intermediate