Debugging Applications for MicrosoftВ® .NET and Microsoft WindowsВ® (Pro-Developer)

MSDN Online (msdn.microsoft.com)

MSDN is the first place to start looking for .NET and Windows information. MSDN Online can be accessed at the address I list as well as through the Microsoft-endorsed magazine MSDN Magazine. Keep in mind that MSDN is partly a marketing organization, so sometimes a little hype creeps into various pieces.

ASP.NET Web (www.asp.net)

This Web site is the official home of the ASP.NET team at Microsoft. For the life of me, I can't figure out why Microsoft has this site outside of the MSDN umbrella.

Google Microsoft Search (www.google.com/microsoft.html)

Although MSDN is the place to read about Microsoft technologies, its searching capabilities leave something to be desired. Fortunately, Google has a special search site that focuses only on Microsoft technologies. If you'd like to use the vaunted Google search on only the MSDN site, specify site:msdn.microsoft.com in your search string.

Sysinternals (www.sysinternals.com)

Mark Russinovich and Bryce Cogswell have some of the best native debugging utilities around: Regmon, Filemon, DebugView, Process Explorer, and many more. Many utilities come with full source code, and all are free! I check Mark and Bryce's site at least once a week so that I can keep my competitive edge.

Russ Osterlund's SmidgeonSoft (www.smidgeonsoft.com)

Russ has a collection of fantastic and free tools that rival those at Sysinternals. Not only is his PEBrowse Professional Interactive a native code debugger, it handles .NET debugging as well. If you want to see the insides of the operating system, Russ has you covered.

Code Project (www.codeproject)

This is a great community site for both .NET and native development.

CodeGuru (www.codeguru.com)

This is the granddaddy of Windows programming help sites. Now it does .NET, too!

VB2TheMax (www.vb2themax.com)

This is the place to learn about Microsoft Visual Basic .NET.

Wintellect (www.wintellect.com)

This is where I and all my Wintellectual friends hang out and answer (and post!) questions on our forums.