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GNU Project Debugger vs WinDbg

A side-by-side look at GNU Project Debugger and WinDbg. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

GNU Project Debugger

GNU Project Debugger

Development

The GNU Project Debugger (GDB) is a portable debugger that runs on many Unix-like systems and works for many programming languages, including C, C++, Objective-C, Fortran, Ada, Go, and Rust. It allows stepping through code, setting breakpoints, and examining variables.

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WinDbg

WinDbg

Development

WinDbg is a powerful Windows debugging tool used mainly for analyzing crashes and errors in Windows applications and drivers. It provides detailed assembly-level debugging and can be used to inspect live programs or crash dumps.

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