Reply to post: Re: Debug build on a live server?

Breaking Bad or just a bad breakpoint? That feeling when your predecessor is BASIC

Nick Ryan Silver badge

Re: Debug build on a live server?

Breakpoints are usually compiled into the application code and trigger a CPU level exception. This exception is handled by the OS and passed onto whatever application is registered as handling them. If no application is registered then code execution should continue as usual.

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