Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Chapter 1. A Quick Tour of Visual Studio 2005 IN THIS CHAPTER Some Welcome EnhancementsSorting Through the SKUs First encounters with a new programming tool can be tricky. You're often left feeling uneasy and al...

Chapter 2. A Quick Tour of the IDE IN THIS CHAPTER InstallationThe Start PageYour First ProjectThe Menu BarThe Many ToolbarsThe ToolboxThe Visual DesignersThe Text EditorsThe Solution ExplorerThe Properties WindowM...

Chapter 3. .NET Framework and Language Enhancements in 2005 IN THIS CHAPTER Shared .NET Language AdditionsVB Language EnhancementsC# Language Enhancements.NET Framework 2.0 Enhancements The majority of this book f...

Chapter 4. Solutions and Projects IN THIS CHAPTER Understanding SolutionsGetting Comfortable with Projects Solutions and projects are the containers Visual Studio uses to house and organize the code that you wri...

Chapter 5. Browsers and Explorers IN THIS CHAPTER Solution ExplorerClass ViewServer ExplorerObject BrowserPerformance ExplorerMacro ExplorerDocument Outline Visual Studio provides a cohesive and all-encompassing...

Chapter 6. Introducing the Editors and Designers IN THIS CHAPTER The BasicsCoding with the Code EditorCreating and Editing XML Documents and SchemaDeveloping Windows Forms ApplicationsDeveloping Web FormsAuthoring...

Chapter 7. Working with Visual Studio's Productivity Aids IN THIS CHAPTER Basic Aids in the Text EditorOutlining and NavigationSmart Tags and Smart TasksIntelliSenseThe Task List In the preceding chapter, we discu...

Chapter 8. Refactoring Code IN THIS CHAPTER Visual Studio Refactoring BasicsRenameExtract MethodExtract InterfaceRefactor ParametersEncapsulate Field Whether or not you realize it, if you are like most developers,...

Chapter 9. Debugging with Visual Studio 2005 IN THIS CHAPTER Debugging BasicsThe Visual Studio Debugger Today's developers may spend as much time debugging their code as they do writing it. This is due in some p...

Chapter 10. The Visual Studio Automation Object Model IN THIS CHAPTER An Overview of the Automation Object ModelSolution and Project ObjectsWindowsCommand BarsDocumentsCommand ObjectsDebugger ObjectsAutomation Events...

Chapter 11. Writing Macros, Add-ins, and Wizards IN THIS CHAPTER Writing MacrosWriting Visual Studio Add-insCreating a Visual Studio Wizard In the preceding chapter, we examined the API available for developers...

Chapter 12. The .NET Community: Consuming and Creating Shared Code IN THIS CHAPTER The Community Features of Visual StudioDiscovering and Consuming Shared ContentGiving Back to the Community The .NET community i...

Chapter 13. Creating ASP.NET User Interfaces IN THIS CHAPTER The Basics of an ASP.NET WebsiteDesigning Your User InterfaceWorking with the ASP.NET Controls Visual Studio 2005 and the .NET Framework 2.0 represent...

Chapter 14. Building Windows Forms IN THIS CHAPTER The Basics of Form DesignCreating a FormAdding Controls and ComponentsCreating Your Own Controls One of the core goals for Visual Studio is enabling rapid Windo...

Chapter 15. Working with Databases IN THIS CHAPTER Creating Tables and RelationshipsWorking with SQL StatementsUsing Database ProjectsCreating Database Objects in Managed CodeBinding Controls to Data This chapte...

Chapter 16. Web Services and Visual Studio IN THIS CHAPTER Web Services DefinedThe Components of a Web Service ProjectDeveloping a Web ServiceConsuming a Web ServiceManaging Web Service Exceptions Web services are...

Chapter 17. Team Collaboration and Visual Studio Team System IN THIS CHAPTER A View of Software Development ProjectsIntroducing the Visual Studio Team System We have spent the majority of this book specifically...

Chapter 18. Managing and Working with Team Projects IN THIS CHAPTER Anatomy of Team Foundation ServerManaging a Team ProjectContributing to a Project Team The preceding chapter described the cohesive tools ecosyst...

Chapter 19. Source Control IN THIS CHAPTER The Basics of Team Foundation Source ControlGetting Started with Team Foundation Source ControlEditing Files Under Source ControlBranching and Merging This chapter covers...

Chapter 20. Work Item Tracking IN THIS CHAPTER Understanding Work ItemsUsing Team Explorer to Manage Work ItemsUnderstanding Team Role PerspectivesCustomizing Work Items The process of developing software on a t...

Chapter 21. Modeling IN THIS CHAPTER Team Architect ArtifactsDesigning Your ApplicationDefining a SystemDefining Your InfrastructureDeploying Your ApplicationImplementing Your ApplicationVisually Developing Code S...

Chapter 22. Testing IN THIS CHAPTER Creating, Configuring, and Managing TestsDeveloper TestingWeb TestingLoad TestingManual TestsGeneric TestsOrdered Tests Testing is one of the most important parts of the Softw...

Chapter 23. Team Foundation Build IN THIS CHAPTER An Overview of Team Foundation BuildCreating a New BuildStarting a BuildMonitoring and Analyzing Builds The last Visual Studio Team System tool we will cover in...