Debugger canvas for Visual Studio 2010
Hi folks, Anyone using Debugger canvas for VS? And if so, can you please share some observations / experiences / advices ? Code bubbles original concept: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsPX0nElJ0k Debugger canvas for Visual Studio: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/devlabs/debuggercanvas.aspx http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p9XUwIlhJg Thanks, jano
Debugging Azure
Folks, I've been running experiments for days now to get the hang of deploying and running WCF services and SQL databases in Azure. I have the database up and running fine. The service has a simple sanity check method that just returns a random number, and some other methods that return EF5 entities out of the Azure SQL database. All methods work perfectly in the Azure simulator, but when I deploy to Azure staging or production the simple method works but the database methods fail with a generic fault message with no diagnostic information. What tricks or techniques are available to debug what's happening on the Azure service side? Is anyone here using Azure for serious stuff? If so, your general advice would be welcome to help me get up-to-speed and save suffering. Thanks Greg P.S. I'm quite impressed with Azure generally and the nice management interface, but it sure is slow to deploy, and sometimes the first call to the service fails with no endpoint but a minute later it works, like it's waking up or something.
Re: Debugging Azure
I am hosting my SAAS app www.youreontime.com on Azure for the last couple of years, so someone is using it! I agree deployment is slow, it takes be 45-60 minutes to deploy. With the database error have you tried connecting directly to the SqlAzure database from your local machine to run the tests or are you connecting to a local database? There are some differences between SQLServer and SqlAzure that could catch you. On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 12:06 AM, Greg Keogh g...@mira.net wrote: Folks, I've been running experiments for days now to get the hang of deploying and running WCF services and SQL databases in Azure. I have the database up and running fine. The service has a simple sanity check method that just returns a random number, and some other methods that return EF5 entities out of the Azure SQL database. All methods work perfectly in the Azure simulator, but when I deploy to Azure staging or production the simple method works but the database methods fail with a generic fault message with no diagnostic information. What tricks or techniques are available to debug what's happening on the Azure service side? Is anyone here using Azure for serious stuff? If so, your general advice would be welcome to help me get up-to-speed and save suffering. Thanks Greg P.S. I'm quite impressed with Azure generally and the nice management interface, but it sure is slow to deploy, and sometimes the first call to the service fails with no endpoint but a minute later it works, like it's waking up or something.
Re: Debugging Azure
Hi Craig, All my tests connect to the SQL Azure DB. I'm using EF5 in a vanilla way, so that should keep me above sight of the differences in the real and Azure DBs. I am hitting some environmental difference in the production Azure environment, but WCF is hiding the error and reporting the generic failure exception, which it does by default. I remember years ago spending hours trying to get details errors back from WCF, but it never worked properly. I found it easier to run the server in the debugger and break on the problem, but I can't do that with the service in Azure. When I get home tonight I'll just keep web searching for advice on how to tackle this problem. Maybe there is Azure-side logging as well. Greg P.S. It will interesting to see how the Azure DB performs when I load it up with 150,000 rows in 20 tables. It's currently only got a dozen test rows.
vs 2010 and 2012
Can you install vs 2012 in parallel with vs 2010?
Re: vs 2010 and 2012
Yes. On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:28 PM, ifum...@gmail.com wrote: Can you install vs 2012 in parallel with vs 2010? ** ** ** **
Re: vs 2010 and 2012
I've been running both in parallel for about 6 months and haven't run into any issues with either. Michael M. Minutillo Indiscriminate Information Sponge http://codermike.com On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk crai...@gmail.comwrote: Yes. On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:28 PM, ifum...@gmail.com wrote: Can you install vs 2012 in parallel with vs 2010? ** ** ** **
RE: vs 2010 and 2012
Yes, and it's even designed so that when you upgrade projects to 2012, hey can (mostly) still be reopened in VS2010. Only a few projects fail this - LINQ to SQL, and some reporting. T. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of ifum...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 3:28 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: vs 2010 and 2012 Can you install vs 2012 in parallel with vs 2010?
RE: vs 2010 and 2012
+1 Regards, Greg Dr Greg Low 1300SQLSQL (1300 775 775) office | +61 419201410 mobile│ +61 3 8676 4913 fax SQL Down Under | Web: http://www.sqldownunder.com/ www.sqldownunder.com From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Michael Minutillo Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 3:34 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: Re: vs 2010 and 2012 I've been running both in parallel for about 6 months and haven't run into any issues with either. Michael M. Minutillo Indiscriminate Information Sponge http://codermike.com On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 12:29 PM, Craig van Nieuwkerk crai...@gmail.com mailto:crai...@gmail.com wrote: Yes. On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 3:28 PM, ifum...@gmail.com mailto:ifum...@gmail.com wrote: Can you install vs 2012 in parallel with vs 2010?
RE: vs 2010 and 2012
Most definitely yes. Be aware, however, that VS 2012 will install 4.5 over the top of 4.0, so make sure that you test your applications on a 4.0 only box before deploying. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Tony Wright Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 8:32 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: vs 2010 and 2012 Yes, and it's even designed so that when you upgrade projects to 2012, hey can (mostly) still be reopened in VS2010. Only a few projects fail this - LINQ to SQL, and some reporting. T. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.commailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of ifum...@gmail.commailto:ifum...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 3:28 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: vs 2010 and 2012 Can you install vs 2012 in parallel with vs 2010?
RE: vs 2010 and 2012
Thanks guys..yes it is! From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Kean Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 4:35 PM To: ozDotNet Subject: RE: vs 2010 and 2012 Most definitely yes. Be aware, however, that VS 2012 will install 4.5 over the top of 4.0, so make sure that you test your applications on a 4.0 only box before deploying. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of Tony Wright Sent: Monday, January 14, 2013 8:32 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: RE: vs 2010 and 2012 Yes, and it's even designed so that when you upgrade projects to 2012, hey can (mostly) still be reopened in VS2010. Only a few projects fail this - LINQ to SQL, and some reporting. T. From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of ifum...@gmail.com Sent: Tuesday, 15 January 2013 3:28 PM To: 'ozDotNet' Subject: vs 2010 and 2012 Can you install vs 2012 in parallel with vs 2010?
