DEV Community: Mustafa Imran The latest articles on DEV Community by Mustafa Imran (@mustafa_1064). https://dev.to/mustafa_1064 https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3873475%2F571e6650-e8c6-4757-b94e-45c84c9e246d.png DEV Community: Mustafa Imran https://dev.to/mustafa_1064 en I Was Tired of Logs — So I Built a Real-Time Debugging Panel for .NET Mustafa Imran Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:48:56 +0000 https://dev.to/mustafa_1064/i-was-tired-of-logs-so-i-built-a-real-time-debugging-panel-for-net-3i7m https://dev.to/mustafa_1064/i-was-tired-of-logs-so-i-built-a-real-time-debugging-panel-for-net-3i7m <h2> The Problem </h2> <p>Debugging felt slow.</p> <p>I was constantly switching between logs and breakpoints, trying to understand what my app was doing.</p> <h2> The Idea </h2> <p>What if debugging was live?</p> <p>What if I could <em>see</em> events as they happen?</p> <h2> The Solution — CDS </h2> <p>CDS is a real-time debug signal system for .NET.</p> <p>Instead of logs, it streams structured events into a live UI.</p> <h2> Demo </h2> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fz4jqcd3a6i2w2c48flw6.gif" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2Fz4jqcd3a6i2w2c48flw6.gif" alt="Snapshot of how CDS Works" width="760" height="428"></a></p> <h2> Features </h2> <ul> <li>Real-time signals</li> <li>Grouping (xN)</li> <li>Filtering</li> <li>Pause &amp; replay</li> </ul> <h2> Why Not Just Logging? </h2> <p>Logging tells you what happened.</p> <p>CDS shows you what is happening.</p> <h2> GitHub </h2> <p><a href="https://github.com/mustafa1064/CDS" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/mustafa1064/CDS</a></p> <h2> Feedback </h2> <p>I’d love to know:</p> <ul> <li>Is this useful?</li> <li>Or unnecessary?</li> </ul> dotnet opensource showdev tooling