March 2005
Intermediate to advanced
304 pages
19h 23m
English
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Credits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ix
Preface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . xiii
Chapter 1. Master Projects and Solutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
1. Manage Projects and Solutions 1
2. Master Assembly and Project References 11
3. Organize Projects and Solutions 15
4. Hack the Project and Solution Files 20
5. Remove SourceSafe Bindings 28
Chapter 2. Master the Editor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
6. Master the Clipboard 34
7. Make Pasting into Visual Studio Easier 37
8. Master IntelliSense 41
9. Master Regions 46
10. Add Guidelines to the Text Editor 49
11. Select the Best Editor 51
12. Customize Syntax Coloring 55
13. Edit the Most Recent File and Project Lists 58
14. Refactor Your Code 61
15. Use and Share Code Snippets 70
Chapter 3. Navigating Visual Studio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
16. Take Control of Your Workspace 73
17. Find Files Quickly 78
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18. Search Files Quickly 83
19. Search for Patterns in Your Files 84
20. Navigate Your Source Code 89
21. Never Forget a ...
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