Smart Breakpoint Setter for Visual Studio

Reviewed and supported by Balaji Krishnan, Senior Software Analyst

The Smart Breakpoint Setter is a lightweight Visual Studio extension designed to simplify and accelerate your debugging workflow. Instead of manually inserting breakpoints throughout your code, this tool intelligently places them on critical control structures and method entries, saving valuable time and effort.

Key Features

Automated Breakpoint Insertion Instantly set breakpoints at method entries or key code constructs such as if, for, foreach, while, try-catch, and return.

Multi-Language Support Compatible with C#, VB.NET, and other .NET-based languages.

Seamless Integration Works natively within Visual Studio, with no heavy dependencies or performance overhead.

Configurable and Developer-Friendly Tailor the breakpoint placement to match your debugging preferences with minimal setup.

Credits

Author: BK Smart Solutions Mentor & Reviewer: Balaji Krishnan, Senior Software Analyst

1. How to Use

1. From the Tools Menu

1. Open Visual Studio.
2. Navigate to the Tools menu.
3. Select Smart Breakpoint Setter → Smart Breakpoints Setter.
4. Choose the code construct where you want the breakpoints to be automatically inserted (e.g., If, For, Foreach, While, Try-Catch, Return).

2. From the Code Editor Context Menu

1. Open any C# file in the Visual Studio editor.
2. Right-click inside the code window.
3. From the context menu, select Smart Breakpoint Setter → Smart Breakpoints Setter.
4. Pick the construct where you’d like breakpoints to be set.

Why Use Smart Breakpoint Setter?

Debugging can be tedious when you’re working with large codebases. By automating breakpoint placement, you can:

• Focus on logic analysis instead of repetitive setup.
• Speed up issue identification in complex methods.
• Ensure consistent debugging practices across your team.

We welcome your feedback! Please share your comments and suggestions on how this project can be improved. Thanks