---
title: ".NET Framework debug symbols"
url: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/1/22/net-framework-debug-symbols.md"
canonical: "https://osherove.com/blog/2004/1/22/net-framework-debug-symbols.html"
published: "2004-01-22T09:47:00"
updated: "2004-01-22T09:47:00"
tags: [".Net Quotations"]
author: "Roy Osherove"
description: "Wouldn't this be cool? Being able to debug-step into the .Net framework code inside the debugger without using reflector sounds like a killer feature to me. But, do I need longhorn for that?"
usage: "Licensed under CC BY 4.0 — reuse, quote and adapt with attribution (Roy Osherove, link to the original page)."
license: "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/"
---

# .NET Framework debug symbols

By Roy Osherove January 22, 2004 In [.Net Quotations](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-quotations)

**Historical article** · Originally published January 22, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

Wouldn't this be cool? Being able to [debug-step into the .Net framework code](http://weblogs.asp.net/mreynolds/archive/2004/01/22/61546.aspx) inside the debugger without using reflector sounds like a killer feature to me. But, do I need longhorn for that?

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