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Explore the inner workings of native debuggers in this 59-minute conference talk that demystifies one of the most essential tools in software development. Discover what actually happens when you set a breakpoint and learn how debugging utilities function behind the scenes. Examine the mechanics of breakpoints, register and memory manipulation, debug information handling, stepping through code, stack unwinding, and expression evaluation. Gain insights into these fundamental debugging concepts using X64 Linux systems as examples, with principles that apply broadly across different platforms. Understand how these seemingly magical black box tools actually operate to help developers diagnose and fix code issues effectively.
