> In Visual Studio you just set a breakpoint and examine the variables; it works great. On Linux you are left alone against a command-line monster with outdated

> In Visual Studio you just set a breakpoint and examine the variables; it works great. On Linux you are left alone against a command-line monster with outdated weird command syntax. You're comparing an IDE to a command line environment, Linux has various IDE's that are more comparable and I believe some standalone front ends to gdb, windows also has windbg and dotnet mdbg that are the command line equivalents of gdb that VS is interacting with for you. Gdb (and windbg for that matter) is much more powerful than visual studio debugging though, much like vim and similar tools it's not easy to learn but it's easy to use once you have learned. Stop expecting instant gratification.