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)