Trace vs Debug in .NET BCL

Question

It seems that the

• System.Diagnostics.Debug, and
• System.Diagnostics.Trace

are largely the same, with the notable exception that

Answer 1

Debug is used to pure debugging purposes. It emits rich messages in debug execution (debug mode).

Trace helps in application debugging, bug fixing, and profiling (after release).

The Debug class is of no use in release mode.