Building a Debugger (No Starch Press)
Friday, 15 August 2025

In this book, subtitled "Write a Native x64 Debugger From Scratch", Sy Brand shows how to master the inner workings of your x64 Linux system and expand your OS expertise by writing your very own debugger using C++. The book covers the entire process of building a debugger for x64 Linux systems using C++. As go from an empty filesystem folder to a fully fledged debugger capable of setting breakpoints, stepping through code, and manipulating variables.

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Author:  Sy Brand
Publisher: No Starch
Date: June 2025
Pages: 784
ISBN: 978-1718504080
Print:171850408X
Kindle: B0DDSPJJHW
Audience: General
Level: Intermediate
Category: Tools

Topics covered:

  • Attach to a process
  • Read and write to registers
  • Set hardware and software breakpoints
  • Output disassembly
  • Support multithreading and other tasks

 

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