topic Re: Edit and Continue in .NET Forum

Edit and Continue

sgrya1 — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 21:16:22 GMT

Can I please get some pro tips on how to get Edit and Continue working again.

Interested to know what professional developers use. A designated 32bit computer for coding?

And do you need certain AutoCAD, .NET and VS versions to get it working.

I've stared at the AutoCAD splash screen so many times now that I'm getting tired of it.

Re : Edit and Continue

_gile — Tue, 28 Feb 2017 22:55:54 GMT

It works for me with VS2015 and AutoCAD 2016 or 2017 64 bits.

Re : Edit and Continue

FRFR1426 — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:51:53 GMT

sgrya1 a écrit :

Interested to know what professional developers use. A designated 32bit computer for coding?

A SSD drive.

Re : Edit and Continue

FRFR1426 — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 15:57:48 GMT

_gile a écrit :

Hi

It works for me with VS2015 and AutoCAD 2016 or 2017 64 bits.

It does not work with AutoCAD 2017 N52 (the first version released). You have to install the SP1: http://adndevblog.typepad.com/autocad/2016/07/autocad-2017-sp1-and-net-debugging.html or use AutoCAD 2017.1

And you have to disable the Managed Compatibility Mode in VS debugging options: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudioalm/2013/10/16/switching-to-managed-compatibility-mode-in-visual-studio-2013/

Re: Edit and Continue

dgorsman — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:24:46 GMT

One of the best things you can do is to change your development work process:

Do most of the development in the IDE. Ideally, most of the design work/program logic/etc. would be done before you write a single line of code.

Debug only to confirm operation is as designed.

Don't debug to figure out what method to call, or what properties are available. Use the documentation and Intellisense.

Walk through the content logically at regular intervals to see if it makes sense. If you have difficultly, chances are things need breaking into smaller pieces.

Create tests for important conditions, and implement try/catch for potentially critical problems, so you don't get kicked out mid-debug.

When you do find a problem during debugging don't exit, continue through and see what else needs tweaking.

Identifying exploits like loops, common methods, and objects early on is better than trying to refactor later.

Edit and Continue is nice, but don't let it become a crutch.

Re: Edit and Continue

_gile — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 16:32:56 GMT

I totally agree with @dgorsman.

I said E&C works for me (with the precisions provided by @FRFR1426), because i can get it work, but in fact I don't use it...

Re: Edit and Continue

FRFR1426 — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:00:35 GMT

I do not use it either, but it's by habit.

Re : Edit and Continue

sgrya1 — Wed, 01 Mar 2017 17:49:30 GMT

I didn't know about the Service Pack. Thankyou

And a while back followed instructions from http://through-the-interface.typepad.com/through_the_interface/2013/11/debugging-autocad-using-visual-studio-2013.html which suggested turning on “Use Managed Compatibility Mode” via Tools –> Options –> Debugging. and Enable native code debugging” from Project –> Properties –> Debug.

These settings were actually preventing Edit and Continue. I've disabled them and now it's working.

And thanks for the advice.

Re: Edit and Continue

ActivistInvestor — Fri, 03 Mar 2017 13:53:28 GMT

"I've stared at the AutoCAD splash screen so many times now that I'm getting tired of it."

You can add the /nologo command line switch to the debug target you specify in Visual Studio's debug settings. AutoCAD starts a lot faster w/o the splash screen.

Regarding the comments others have made about E&C, I beg to differ. The edit-build-test-debug cycle in AutoCAD development is especially tedious, distracting and disruptive to one's train of thought.

For less experienced programmers where mistakes are many, E&C is priceless, because it's common to have to find and fix each error before the next one can be found.

Re: Re : Edit and Continue

Anonymous — Fri, 27 Aug 2021 14:03:11 GMT

@_gile what is windows version ,Win 10 or for support enable edit and continue