Chapter 4. .NET Framework 4.5.1 Development

In this chapter, we will cover:

  • Adding the Ribbon to a WPF application
  • Creating a state machine in Visual Studio
  • Creating a task-based WCF service
  • Managing packages with NuGet
  • Unit testing .NET applications
  • Sharing class libraries across runtimes
  • Detecting duplicate code

Introduction

In Chapter 3, Web Development – ASP.NET, HTML5, CSS, and JavaScript, we looked at web development and how Visual Studio supports web developers. Whether it is used for traditional desktop applications or designing apps for Windows 8.1, the .NET Framework remains both popular and powerful.

In this chapter, we turn the spotlight on Visual Studio 2013's support for the .NET platform for non-web applications. We will look specifically ...

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