Using Visual Studio Edit and Continue to Tweak Code While Debugging
Learn how to enable and use Edit and Continue in Visual Studio to apply code changes during a debugging session without restarting, plus its limits and verification steps.
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Learn how to apply code changes during a Visual Studio debugging session with Edit and Continue, avoiding full rebuilds and restarts.
Hot Reload vs. Edit and Continue: Choosing a Debug Iteration Strategy for .NET 8 Apps
Context Visual Studio 2022 offers two mechanisms for applying code changes during a debug session without restarting: Hot Reload (introduced in 2022) and the legacy Edit and Continue (EnC). Hot Reload applies edits while the process continues running, supporting a wider range of changes such as adding methods, modifying lambdas, and updating Razor components