Most of the problems are solvable, if proper tools are used. Microsoft provides "PDB" files, which contains symbols for ease of debugging. You can get them from Microsoft's symbol server. Load the symbol and the binary in IDA, and the generated pseudo code is enough for most scenarios.
In theory, debugging programs on Linux should be easier. However, for some distributions (like Arch Linux) debug symbols are not provided. You have to compile the program on your own if you want to debug. It's especially painful if the target program has a large codebase!
In theory, debugging programs on Linux should be easier. However, for some distributions (like Arch Linux) debug symbols are not provided. You have to compile the program on your own if you want to debug. It's especially painful if the target program has a large codebase!