It has probably not gone unnoticed by those who
know me that I really like the OzCode extension to Visual Studio. Now, I have an awesome glass brick with my name etched in it as proof1. I am happy to announce that I was recently invited to be a part of the OzCode Magician Program; an award in recognition of my genuine enthusiasm and support for OzCode over the last couple of years.
What I really like about this is that I get to occasionally preview a new feature or two. Of course, sometimes I will be sworn to secrecy on what those features are, but thankfully, the current feature I have been allowed to play with is no secret at all. It was showcased in OzCode's recent webinar and recently made publicly available as an EAP2, so you can try it too. To whet your appetite, here is a sneak preview of the new magical LINQ debugging support.
In this latest update to OzCode, we get some really nice visualizations of our LINQ queries, enabling us to see the queries step-by-step. No more refactoring code just to see what that Where will do.
The new LINQ debugging allows a user to step into a specific part of the query chain on a specific iteration and see exactly what the outcome is, and it can show you how inputs map to outputs on many of the most common LINQ operations.
At the time of writing, the EAP only supports fluent syntax LINQ but I am assured that query syntax support is on its way. So, go register for the EAP now and give it a try for yourself. It's magical!
