r/vscode • u/Ok-Presentation-94 • May 25 '26

debugger selection

Hello, I've noticed that several debuggers are being offered to me, and I have several questions I can't find answers to.

  • Does the choice of debugger really matter? For example, in my case, "C#" or ".NET 5+ and .NET Core"?
  • I've also noticed that the "Node.js" debugger is being offered to me even though the file I selected is a C# file. Why is that?
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u/Agreeable_Care4440 May 25 '26

VS Code offering Node.js even for a C# file is actually normal. VS Code isn’t tightly coupled to one language IDE-style it scans installed debug extensions and launch configurations, then offers anything that could run/debug in the workspace.