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Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2012 Unleashed, Second Edition

by Mike Snell, Lars Powers

November 2012

Intermediate to advanced

1176 pages

31h 19m

English

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The Visual Studio Product LineLanguages, Frameworks, and Application TemplatesDeveloping Rich(er) ClientsCreating Web ClientsMaking the Client ChoiceCoding for the CloudWorking with DataWrite Connected, Service-Oriented SolutionsSummary
Installing Visual StudioGetting StartedCreating Your First ProjectNavigating the IDEManaging the Many Windows of the IDESummary
Language PrimerLanguage FeaturesAsynchronous ProgrammingThe .NET FrameworkSummary
Understanding SolutionsGetting Comfortable with ProjectsSummary
Leveraging the Solution ExplorerClass ViewServer ExplorerObject BrowserDocument OutlineSummary
Getting Started with the BasicsCoding with the Code EditorCreating and Editing XML Documents and SchemaWorking with Cascading Style SheetsDeveloping Windows Client ApplicationsDeveloping Web FormsAuthoring WinForms Components and ControlsCreating Classes with the Class DesignerSummary
The Community Features of Visual StudioAccessing HelpDiscovering and Consuming Shared ContentParticipating in the CommunitySummary
Basic Aids in the Text EditorOutlining and NavigationSmart Tags and Smart TasksIntelliSenseThe Task ListSummary
Unit Testing BasicsThe Unit Testing FrameworkWriting ASP.NET Hosted Unit TestsCreating Ordered TestsSummary
Visual Studio Refactoring BasicsRenaming CodeExtract MethodExtract InterfaceRefactor ParametersEncapsulate FieldSummary
Debugging BasicsThe Visual Studio DebuggerAdvanced Debugging ScenariosSummary
An Overview of Client Deployment OptionsPublishing a Project with ClickOncePublishing a Project with InstallShield Limited EditionPublishing an ASP.NET Web ApplicationSummary
An Overview of the Automation Object ModelSolution and Project ObjectsWorking with WindowsCommand BarsDocumentsCommand ObjectsDebugger ObjectsAutomation EventsSummary
Creating Your First Add-In ProjectThe Structure of an Add-InA Sample Add-In: Color PaletteCreating a Visual Studio WizardSummary
The Extensibility ProblemMEF ArchitectureThe Visual Studio Editor and MEFCreating Your Own MEF-Based Editor ExtensionSummary
The Basics of an ASP.NET WebsiteDesigning Your User InterfaceWorking with the ASP.NET ControlsBuilding a Richer UI with ASP.NET AJAXSummary
Building ASP.NET Web Pages with RazorCreating ASP.NET MVC WebsitesAdding Features to an ASP.NET MVC ApplicationSummary
The Basics of Form DesignCreating a FormAdding Controls and ComponentsCreating Your Own ControlsSummary
The Windows Presentation Foundation PlatformIntroducing the WPF DesignerProgramming with WPFBuilding a Simple Image Viewer ApplicationSummary
Creating Tables and RelationshipsWorking with SQL StatementsUsing Database ProjectsCreating Database Objects in Managed CodeBinding Controls to DataObject Relational MappingSummary
Service FundamentalsBuilding HTTP Services Using the ASP.NET Web APIWCF Service ApplicationsSummary
Windows Workflow FundamentalsWorking with the Built-In Workflow ActivitiesCreating a Workflow ApplicationSummary
An Overview of Office Extension FeaturesCreating an Office Add-InCreating an Office Document ExtensionSummary
The Azure Management PortalDeploying a Website to the CloudCreating a Cloud Service in Visual StudioSummary
Introducing Windows 8 and the Modern UIThe Windows Runtime LibraryBuilding a Windows Store ApplicationSummary

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Introduction

The release of Visual Studio 2005 and Visual Studio Team System marked a major revision to the .NET development experience. It brought us code snippets, custom project templates, refactoring, data binding wizards, smart tags, modeling tools, automated testing tools, and project and task management—to name just a few features.

Visual Studio 2010 built on these tools, providing additional core changes and additions to the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE), and furthering Microsoft’s investment in full spectrum application lifecycle management.

And now, Visual Studio 2012 has made the next set of improvements—some radical, some evolutionary—to further the development experience, providing first-class support for ...