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- Herausgeber: John Wiley & Sons
- Kategorie: Wissenschaft und neue Technologien
- Sprache: Englisch
- Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2015
In-depth coverage of the major Visual Studio 2015 revamp Professional Visual Studio 2015 is the leading pro's guide to new and upgraded features of Microsoft Visual Studio. With a unique IDE-centric approach and deep dive into the software's many nooks and crannies, this book will bring you up to speed quickly on everything Visual Studio 2015 has to offer. Whether you're new to Visual Studio or just upgrading, you'll appreciate in-depth, professional explanation of updates, features, and support. Visual Studio 2015 is packed with improvements that increase productivity, and this book walks you through each one in succession to help you smooth your workflow and get more accomplished. From customization and the interface to code snippets and debugging, the Visual Studio upgrade expands your options -- and this book is your fast-track guide to getting on board quickly. The Visual Studios 2015 release fixes a number of issues that deterred many professionals from adopting VS 2013. Old products have been retooled, and new features are aimed at productivity enhancement and fixes to UI. Fully aligned with VS 2015, this guide walks you through the changes and helps you incorporate helpful new features into the way you work. * Discover new options for themes, displays, and settings * Learn the new workflow and shortcuts to ASP.NET code * Master improved debugging and unit testing support capabilities * Exploit changes to Windows STORE apps, phone apps, Azure, and SharePoint
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Who This Book Is For
What This Book Covers
How This Book Is Structured
What You Need to Use This Book
Conventions
Source Code
Errata
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Part I: Integrated Development Environment
Chapter 1: A Quick Tour
Getting Started
The Visual Studio IDE
Summary
Chapter 2: The Solution Explorer, Toolbox, and Properties
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The Solution Explorer
The Toolbox
Properties
Summary
Chapter 3: Options and Customizations
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The Start Page
Window Layout
The Editor Space
Other Options
Importing and Exporting Settings
Summary
Chapter 4: The Visual Studio Workspace
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The Code Editor
Code Navigation
The Command Window
The Immediate Window
The Class View
The Error List
The Object Browser
The Document Outline Tool Window
Reorganizing Tool Windows
Summary
Chapter 5: Find and Replace and Help
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Quick Find/Replace
Find/Replace in Files
Accessing Help
Summary
Part II: Getting Started
Chapter 6: Solutions, Projects, and Items
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Solution Structure
Solution File Format
Solution Properties
Project Types
Project Files Format
Project Properties
Web Application Project Properties
Web Site Projects
NuGet Packages
Summary
Chapter 7: IntelliSense and Bookmarks
IntelliSense Explained
JavaScript IntelliSense
XAML IntelliSense
IntelliSense Options
Extended IntelliSense
Bookmarks and the Bookmark Window
Summary
Chapter 8: Code Snippets and Refactoring
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Code Snippets Revealed
Accessing Refactoring Support
Refactoring Actions
Summary
Chapter 9: Server Explorer
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Server Connections
Data Connections
SharePoint Connections
Summary
Chapter 10: Modeling with the Class Designer
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Creating a Class Diagram
The Design Surface
The Toolbox
The Class Details
The Properties Window
Layout
Exporting Diagrams
Code Generation and Refactoring
Summary
Part III: Digging Deeper
Chapter 11: Unit Testing
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Your First Test Case
Asserting the Facts
Initializing and Cleaning Up
Testing Context
Advanced Unit Testing
IntelliTest
Summary
Chapter 12: Documentation with XML Comments
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Inline Commenting
XML Comments
Using XML Comments
Generating Documentation with GhostDoc
Compiling Documentation with Sandcastle
Task List Comments
Summary
Chapter 13: Code Consistency Tools
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Source Control
Summary
Chapter 14: Code Generation with T4
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Creating a T4 Template
T4 Building Blocks
How T4 Works
T4 Directives
Troubleshooting
Generating Code Assets
Runtime Text Templates
Tips and Tricks
Summary
Chapter 15: Project and Item Templates
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Creating Templates
Extending Templates
Starter Kits
Online Templates
Summary
Chapter 16: Language-Specific Features
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Hitting a Nail with the Right Hammer
A Tale of Two Languages
.NET Compiler Platform (Roslyn)
F#
Summary
Part IV: Rich Client Applications
Chapter 17: Windows Forms Applications
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Getting Started
The Windows Form
Form Design Preferences
Adding and Positioning Controls
Container Controls
Docking and Anchoring Controls
Summary
Chapter 18: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
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What Is WPF?
Getting Started with WPF
The WPF Designer and XAML Editor
Styling Your Application
Windows Forms Interoperability
Debugging with the WPF Visualizer
Summary
Chapter 19: Office Business Applications
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Choosing an Office Project Type
Creating a Document-Level Customization
Creating an Application Add-In
Debugging Office Applications
Deploying Office Applications
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Chapter 20: Windows Store Applications
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What Is a Windows Store Application?
Creating a Windows Store Application
.NET Native Compilation
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Chapter 21: Windows Phone
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Creating a Windows Phone Project
Debugging Your Application
Phone Developer Power Tools
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Chapter 22: Universal Apps
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Portable Class Library
Shared Projects
Universal Windows Apps
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Part IV: Rich Client Applications
Chapter 23: ASP.NET Web Forms
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Web Application Versus Web Site Projects
Creating Web Projects
Designing Web Forms
Web Controls
Master Pages
Rich Client-Side Development
Summary
Chapter 24: ASP.NET MVC
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Model View Controller
Getting Started with ASP.NET MVC
Choosing a Model
Controllers and Action Methods
Rendering a UI with Views
Advanced MVC
ASP.NET MVC 6 (and ASP.NET 5)
Summary
Chapter 25: Silverlight
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What Is Silverlight?
Getting Started with Silverlight
Navigation Framework
Theming
Enabling Running Out of Browser
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Chapter 26: SharePoint
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SharePoint Execution Models
Preparing the Development Environment
Exploring SharePoint 2013
Creating a SharePoint Project
Building Custom SharePoint Components
Working with Features
Packaging and Deployment
Summary
Chapter 27: Windows Azure
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The Windows Azure Platform
SQL Azure
AppFabric
Azure Mobile Services
Azure Websites
Azure Virtual Machines
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Part VI: Data
Chapter 28: Visual Database Tools
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Database Windows in Visual Studio 2015
Editing Data
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Chapter 29: DataSets and DataBinding
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DataSets Overview
Binding Data
Working with Data Sources
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Chapter 30: Language Integrated Queries (LINQ)
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LINQ Providers
Old-School Queries
Query Pieces
Debugging and Execution
LINQ to XML
Querying XML
Schema Support
LINQ to SQL
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Chapter 31: The ADO.NET Entity Framework
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What Is the Entity Framework?
Getting Started
Creating an Entity Model
Querying the Entity Model
Advanced Functionality
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Chapter 32: Reporting
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Getting Started with Reporting
Designing Reports
Rendering Reports
Deploying Reports
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Part VII: Application Services
Chapter 33: Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
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What Is WCF?
Getting Started
Defining Contracts
Configuring WCF Service Endpoints
Hosting WCF Services
Consuming a WCF Service
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Chapter 34: Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)
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What Is Windows Workflow Foundation?
Why Use Windows Workflow?
Workflow Concepts
Getting Started
The Workflow Foundation Designer
Creating a Workflow
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Chapter 35: Client Application Services
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Client Services
Role Authorization
User Authentication
Settings
Login Form
Offline Support
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Chapter 36: Synchronization Services
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Occasionally Connected Applications
Server Direct
Getting Started with Synchronization Services
Synchronization Services over N-Tiers
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Part VIII: Configuration and Resources
Chapter 37: Configuration Files
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.Config Files
Configuration Schema
Application Settings
User Settings
Referenced Projects with Settings
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Chapter 38: Connection Strings
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Connection String Wizard
SQL Server Format
In-Code Construction
Encrypting Connection Strings
LocalDB
Azure SQL Database
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Chapter 39: Resource Files
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What Are Resources?
Resourcing Your Application
Satellite Resources
Accessing Specifics
Coding Resource Files
Custom Resources
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Part IX: Debugging
Chapter 40: Using the Debugging Windows
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The Code Window
The Breakpoints Window
The Output Window
The Immediate Window
The Watch Windows
The Code Execution Windows
The Memory Windows
The Parallel Debugging Windows
Exceptions
Summary
Chapter 41: Debugging with Breakpoints
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Breakpoints
Tracepoints
Execution Control
Edit and Continue
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Chapter 42: DataTips, Debug Proxies, and Visualizers
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DataTips
Debugger Attributes
Type Proxies
Visualizers
Advanced Techniques
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Chapter 43: Debugging Web Applications
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Debugging Server-Side ASP.NET Code
Debugging Client-Side JavaScript
Tracing
Health Monitoring
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Chapter 44: Advanced Debugging Techniques
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Start Actions
Debugging with Code
Debugging Running Applications
Diagnostic Tools
.NET Framework Source
Multithreaded and Parallelized Application Debugging
Debugging SQL Server Stored Procedures
Mixed-Mode Debugging
Postmortem Debugging
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Part X: Build and Deployment
Chapter 45: Upgrading with Visual Studio 2015
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Upgrading from Recent Visual Studio Versions
Upgrading to .NET Framework 4.6
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Chapter 46: Build Customization
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General Build Options
Manual Dependencies
The Visual Basic Compile Page
C# Build Pages
MSBuild
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Chapter 47: Assembly Versioning and Signing
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Assembly Naming
Version Consistency
Strongly Named Assemblies
The Global Assembly Cache
Signing an Assembly
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Chapter 48: Obfuscation, Application Monitoring, and Management
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The IL Disassembler
Decompilers
Obfuscating Your Code
Application Monitoring and Management
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Chapter 49: Packaging and Deployment
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Windows Installer XML Toolset
ClickOnce
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Chapter 50: Web Application Deployment
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Web Deployment
Web Project Installers
The Web Platform Installer
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Part XI: Customizing and Extending Visual Studio
Chapter 51: The Automation Model
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Visual Studio Extensibility Options
The Visual Studio Automation Model
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Chapter 52: VSPackages
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Developing a VSPackage Extension
Deploying VSPackages
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Chapter 53: Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF)
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Getting Started with MEF
The Visual Studio Editor
Extending the Editor
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Part XII: Visual Studio Enterprise
Chapter 54: Visual Studio Enterprise for Architects
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Modeling Projects
Exploring Code with Code Maps
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Chapter 55: Visual Studio Enterprise for Developers
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Code Metrics
Code Analysis Tool
C/C++ Code Analysis Tool
Profiling Tools
Standalone Profiler
IntelliTrace
Database Tools
Summary
Chapter 56: Visual Studio Enterprise for Testers
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Automated Tests
Relating Code and Tests
Visual Studio Test Management
Microsoft Test Manager
Summary
Chapter 57: Team Foundation Server
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Team Project
Process Templates
Work Item Tracking
Excel and Project Integration
Version Control
Team Foundation Build
Reporting and Business Intelligence
Team Portal
Summary
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Chapter 7: IntelliSense and Bookmarks
Table 7.1 IntelliSense Commands
Chapter 8: Code Snippets and Refactoring
Table 8.1 Information Panes for Snippets
Chapter 9: Server Explorer
Table 9.1 Values for DefaultSwitch
Chapter 15: Project and Item Templates
Table 15.1 Template Parameters
Chapter 37: Configuration Files
Table 37.1 Locking Attributes
Table 37.2 Settings Objects Methods
Chapter 38: Connection Strings
Table 38.1 Some Common Connection Properties
Chapter 44: Advanced Debugging Techniques
Table 44.1 Methods for Outputting Debug Messages
Table 44.2 IntelliTrace Data Collection Types
Chapter 45: Upgrading with Visual Studio 2015
Table 45.1 Compatible Project Types
Chapter 55: Visual Studio Enterprise for Developers
Table 55.1 Some Report Views
Introduction
AS A TOOL FOR DEVELOPERS, Visual Studio stands head and shoulders about its competition. The team responsible for developing Visual Studio has always put the productivity of people who code for a living at the top of their priority list. This version continues this tradition. Visual Studio always incorporates the latest advances in Microsoft's premier programming languages (Visual Basic and C#). But the march toward both cloud-based computing and open source has become exorable, and Visual Studio 2015 demonstrates how both of those concepts can be integrated into the product. In theory, it is possible to create any .NET application using tools as simple as Notepad and a command-line window. But the typical developer would never think to do so. The tools and utilities that come with Visual Studio do more to increase the productivity of developers than any other single piece of software currently available. Visual Studio 2015 is no different from previous versions in this respect. It includes a host of improvements and features that are aimed at making the life of a developer easier.
Visual Studio 2015 is an enormous product no matter which way you look at it. It can be intimidating to newcomers and difficult for even experienced .NET developers to find what they need. And that's where this book comes in. Professional Visual Studio 2015 looks at every major aspect of this developer tool, showing you how to harness each feature and offering advice about how best to utilize the various components effectively. It shows you the building blocks that make up Visual Studio 2015, breaking the user interface down into manageable chunks for you to understand. It then expands on each of these components with additional details about exactly how they work, both in isolation and in conjunction with other parts of Visual Studio 2015, along with tools that are not included in the out-of-the-box product, to make your development efforts even more efficient.
Who This Book Is For
Professional Visual Studio 2015 is for developers who are new to Visual Studio as well as those programmers who have some experience but want to learn about features they may have previously overlooked.
Even if you are familiar with the way previous versions of Visual Studio worked, you may want to at least skim over Part I. These chapters deal with the basic constructs that make up the user interface. In the past, the basic interface didn't change much from version to version. But as soon as you launch Visual Studio 2015 for the first time, you'll notice that the user interface has gone through some significant changes. While you can get by without Part I, some of the changes in Visual Studio 2015 can make you a more efficient developer. And, after all, that's what you're looking to get out of this book.
If you're just starting out, you'll greatly benefit from the first part, where basic concepts are explained and you're introduced to the user interface and how to customize it to suit your own style.
What This Book Covers
Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 is arguably the most advanced integrated development environment (IDE) available for programmers today. It is based on a long history of programming languages and interfaces and has been influenced by many different variations on the theme of development environments.
Visual Studio 2015 is not a revolutionary release. However, regardless of the type of application you're creating, there are tweaks that have been made—some small, some less so (ASP.NET v.Next, for example). Familiarity with the changes helps you perform your job better. For this reason, as well as to help newcomers to Visual Studio, this book covers the breadth of the product. Along the way, you will become more familiar and comfortable with the interface.
Visual Studio 2015 comes in several versions: Community, Professional, and Enterprise. The majority of this book deals with the Professional Edition of Visual Studio 2015, but some chapters utilize features found only in the Enterprise edition. If you haven't used this edition before, read through Chapters 54 to 57 for an overview of the features it offers over and above the Professional Edition.
How This Book Is Structured
This book is divided into 12 parts:
Integrated Development Environment:
This book's first five chapters are dedicated to familiarizing you with the core aspects of Visual Studio 2015, from the IDE structure and layout to the various options and settings you can change to make the user interface synchronize with your own way of doing things.
Getting Started:
In this part, you learn how to take control of your projects and how to organize them in ways that work with your own style.
Digging Deeper:
Though the many graphical components of Visual Studio that make a programmer's job easier are discussed in many places throughout this book, you often need help when you're in the process of actually writing code. This part deals with features that support the coding of applications such as IntelliSense, code refactoring, and creating and running unit tests. The .NET Framework supports dynamic languages and strengthens feature parity between the two primary .NET languages, C# and VB. This part covers these languages, as well as looking at a range of features that will help you write better and more consistent code.
Rich Client Applications and Web Applications:
For support with building everything from Office add-ins to cloud applications, Visual Studio enables you to develop applications for a wide range of platforms. These two parts cover the application platforms that are supported within Visual Studio 2015, including ASP.NET and Office, WPF, Silverlight 5, and ASP.NET MVC. Also,
Chapter 20
takes a look into the support provided for the Windows Store applications and
Chapter 22
examines the tooling for Universal Windows Apps.
Data:
A large proportion of applications use some form of data storage. Visual Studio 2015 and the .NET Framework include strong support for working with databases and other data sources. This part examines how to use DataSets, the Visual Database Tools, LINQ, Synchronization Services, and ADO.NET Entity Framework to build applications that work with data. It also shows you how you can then present this data using Reporting.
Application Services:
Through the course of building an application, you are likely to require access to services that may or may not reside within your organization. This part covers core technologies such as WCF, WF, and Application Services that you can use to provide functionality to these services.
Configuration and Resources:
The built-in support for configuration files allows you to adjust the way an application functions on the fly without having to rebuild it. Furthermore, resource files can be used to both access static data and easily localize an application into foreign languages and cultures. This part of the book shows how to use .NET configuration and resource files.
Debugging:
Application debugging is one of the more challenging tasks developers have to tackle, but correct use of the Visual Studio 2015 debugging features will help you analyze the state of the application and determine the cause of any bugs. This part examines the debugging support provided by the IDE.
Build and Deployment:
In addition to discussing how to build your solutions effectively and get applications into the hands of your end users, this part also deals with the process of upgrading your projects from previous versions.
Customizing and Extending Visual Studio:
If the functionality found in the previous part isn't enough to help you in your coding efforts, Visual Studio 2015 is even more extensible. This part covers the automation model, how to write custom extensions, and then how to use the Microsoft Extensibility Framework (MEF) to extend Visual Studio 2015.
Visual Studio Enterprise:
The final part of the book examines the additional features only available in the Enterprise version of Visual Studio 2015. In addition, you'll also learn how the Team Foundation Server provides an essential tool for managing software projects.
Though this breakdown of the Visual Studio feature set provides the most logical and easily understood set of topics, you may need to look for specific functions that will aid you in a particular activity. To address this need, references to appropriate chapters are provided whenever a feature is covered in more detail elsewhere in the book.
What You Need to Use This Book
To use this book effectively, you'll need only one additional item — Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Professional Edition. With this software installed and the information found in this book, you'll be able to get a handle on how to use Visual Studio 2015 effectively in a very short period of time.
This book assumes that you are familiar with the traditional programming model, and it uses both the C# and Visual Basic (VB) languages to illustrate features within Visual Studio 2015. In addition, it is assumed that you can understand the code listings without an explanation of basic programming concepts in either language. If you're new to programming and want to learn Visual Basic, please take a look at Beginning Visual Basic 2015 by Bryan Newsome. Similarly, if you are after a great book on C#, track down Beginning Visual C# 2015 Programming by Benjamin Perkins, Jacob Vibe Hammer, and Jon D. Reid.
Some chapters discuss additional products and tools that work in conjunction with Visual Studio. The following are all available to download either on a trial basis or for free:
Code Snippet Editor:
This is a third-party tool developed for creating code snippets in VB. The Snippet Editor tool is discussed in
Chapter 8
.
Sandcastle:
Using Sandcastle, you can generate comprehensive documentation for every member and class within your solutions from the XML comments in your code. XML comments and Sandcastle are discussed in
Chapter 12
.
SQL Server 2012:
The installation of Visual Studio 2015 includes an install of SQL Server 2014 Express, enabling you to build applications that use database files. However, for more comprehensive enterprise solutions, you can use a full SQL Server 2014 instead. Database connectivity is covered in
Chapter 28
.
Visual Studio 2015 Enterprise Edition:
This more advanced version of Visual Studio introduces tools for other parts of the development process such as testing and design. They are discussed in
Chapters 54
–
57
.
Team Foundation Server or Team Foundation Service:
The server product (or the cloud-based equivalent) that provides application lifecycle management throughout Visual Studio 2015. This is covered in
Chapter 57
.
Windows 7, Windows 8, or Windows 10:
Visual Studio 2015 is compatible with Windows 7 and 8 as well as their youngest brother, Windows 10. It can produce applications that run on Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, and Windows 10.
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