Touring the VS2015 IDE

It is a great idea to familiarize yourself with the main components of the VS2015 IDE, since that is where you will spend most of your time. Users coming from VS2013 will see many similarities, but there some new details that you will find useful to review. Let's take a look at what is available in this recipe.

Getting ready

All you will need for this recipe is a copy of VS2015 so that you can follow the location of the different options. The next screenshot provides an overview of what will be covered:

Getting ready

The legend for the highlighted items in the preceding screenshot is as follows:

  • The user's account entry/selection is indicated ...

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