Introduction to Visual Studio
Introduction to Visual StudioKeith ElderMicrosoft MVPhttp://keithelder.net/blog/What Does Visual Studio Do?Start Screen of Visual Studio
Dockable WindowsSolutions and ProjectsFiles are opened in tabs.Your First Project
First Project: Console Application
Solution FactsWe used the Console template to create our program. Once the Console template initialized, we have all we need to start writing a console application. The same thing applies to other templates as well. VS gives you the basic stub to get you started. As wellll see VS helps you write code faster.
Lets look at solutions.5Solution FactsSolution Facts
Solution Facts File System
Tip: User options should never be checked into source control.Most things in Visual Studio map directly to the file system.Solution Facts Solution Folders
Tip: Solution folders arent real folders.Project FactsProject Facts
Project Facts - Just XML
DemoSolutions and ProjectsBuilding Your SoftwareBuilding Software: Ctrl-Shift-B
The key shortcut ctrl-shift-b is how you can test your project to see if it compiles.
Build errors show up in the Error List. Double click an error to jump to that line in your solution.Build Configurations
Configurations ProvideDifferent build types (debug or release)Different CPU buildsWhich projects should orshould not be built.
Build Facts
DemoBuilding your softwareDebuggingMy code is perfect! How about yours?Debugging Facts
Debugging Visualizers
Debugging Quick Watches
DemoFinding those bugsProductive Coding in Visual StudioCoding FactsDemoI didnt know I could code this fast!LinksSara Ford Visual Studio Tip of the Dayhttp://blogs.msdn.com/saraford/ http://www.amazon.com/Microsoft-Visual-Studio-Tips-Sara/dp/0735626405/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1225990469&sr=8-1 http://tinyurl.com/deepfried15 (podcast with Sara)