Introducing .NET 4.0: with Visual Studio 2010

10.4. Code Snippets

Web development can sometimes be pretty repetitive. No, I am not talking about creating a lengthy online questionnaire that no sane person would ever fill out but rather the markup you have to write. To ease this pain, Microsoft has introduced a number of prewritten HTML and ASP.NET snippets (blocks of code) that will substantially reduce the amount of typing you have to do and minimize typos (and possibly reduce RSI in the web development community). I am a big believer in saving time spent on tedious tasks, so let's take a look into these snippets now.

10.4.1. ASP.NET Code Snippets

Let's look at an example by following these steps:

1. Create a new ASP.NET project.

2. In Default.aspx, type textbox, and then quickly press Tab. ...