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Visual Studio Builds Are Fast — Debug Is Slow (And Why)

- 22.01.26 - ErcanOPAK

Your build finishes instantly, but debugging takes ages.

Why it happens
The debugger loads symbols, evaluates locals, and tracks breakpoints before execution.

Why it matters
You think your code is slow, but the bottleneck is the debugging layer.

Smart move
Disable unnecessary symbol loading and reduce watch expressions.

Tools → Options → Debugging → Symbols
Uncheck unused symbol servers

 

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