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When you create a project using Visual C++, both a Debug and a Release version are automatically created with default options set for each.
| Version | Default Values |
| Debug version | Full symbolic debugging information in Microsoft format No optimization (optimization generally makes debugging more difficult) |
| Release version | No symbolic debugging information Optimized for maximum speed |
Note By using the C/C++ tab in the Project Settings dialog, you can change the debugging options for the compiler. Similarly, on the Link tab, by using the Debug Category, you can change the debugging options for the linker.