Build Modes – Debug vs Release

Build Modes – Build configurations controlling compiler optimizations. In Debug mode, all optimizations are disabled and debug symbols are included so you can attach a debugger (step through code, inspect variables). In Release mode, optimizations improve speed and size, but make debugging harder (no breakpoints, inlined code). For cBots, one switches the IDE to Debug configuration before running under a debugger; MetaTrader’s built-in debugger similarly uses a special debug build.

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