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'''CodeView''' was a standalone [[debugger]] created by [[Microsoft]] as part of it'sits development toolset. It originally shipped with Microsoft C 4.0 and later. It also shipped with [[Visual Basic]] for [[MS-DOS]], Microsoft Basic PDS, and a number of other Microsoft language products. It was one of the first debuggers on the MS-DOS platform that was full-screen oriented, rather than line oriented (like its predecessors DEBUG.COM and [[symdeb]]).

When running, CodeView would present the user with several [[window (computing)|windows]] that could be tiled, moved, and otherwise manipulated. Some of the windows were:

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* Command window - user commands (using the same or similar syntax as DEBUG.COM and [[symdeb]]) could be entered here.

Upon the release of Microsoft [[Visual C++]] 1.0, the functionality of CodeView was integrated into a single programming environment, known as the [[Integrated development environment|Integrated Development Environment]] (IDE) (though CodeView was still available in the 16-bit versions of Visual C++). [[QuickC]] and a number of other development tools thatin starts withthe '''Quick''' series also did this. This integration is seen by many developers to beas a more natural way of developing software since coding and debugging can be done without switching programs or context.

This integration is so popular that most development tools and/or platforms offer similar products or features. Today, the debugger is considered an integrated and essential part of the [[Microsoft Visual Studio]] family of products.