How to debug (only) JavaScript in Visual Studio?

Question

I\'m developing a webapplication (asp.net mvc 4) with Microsoft Visual Studio 2012, and as the solution is getting bigger, the debug is getting slower.

Need to know

Answer 1

For debugging JavaScript code in VS2015, there is no need for

1. Enabling script debugging in IE Options -> Advanced tab
2. Writing debugger statement in JavaScript code

Attaching IE didn't work, but here is a workaround.

Select IE

and press F5. This will attach both worker process and IE as shown here-

If you are not interested in debugging server code, detach it from Processes window.

You will still face the slowness when you press F5 and all your server code compiles and loads up in VS. Note that you can detach and attach again the IE instance launched from VS. JavaScript breakpoints are hit the same way they are in server side code.