I don't compare gdb to visual studio but to windbg.It would have been great if gdb has support for debugger extension s like windbg(or any windows debugging too

I don't compare gdb to visual studio but to windbg.It would have been great if gdb has support for debugger extension s like windbg(or any windows debugging tools like cdb or ntsd etc). I can easily debug any .net programs on windbg and level of details sos,psscor or many other extensions show you on for .net debugging is amazing. There are windbg extensions where I can write SQL like queries on .net memory objects or write python scripts or JavaScript to control your debugger or write automated analysis very easily.I have seen the same for php and nodejs processes with windbg and it was not very difficult.On Linux the story is different and there is no easy replacement .When Microsoft ported .net to linux with dotnet core ,they chose lldb instead of gdb as gdb does not provide extensions support.I also heard that lldb is not as good or stable as gdb.