Sometimes I F5 when I meant to just compile.

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Usually such a mistake is followed by a "noooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!" and quiet resignation to wait for my app to build and get to the point under the debugger where I can stop it. 

So here's a super-handy tip for larger projects I learned last week: You can cancel a build using CTRL+Break.