Book description
With start-up templates for projects ranging from Windows applications to web services, and extensive help and on-line documentation, Visual Studio .NET might be mistaken for a tool for unsophisticated users. It's true that most developers soon discover that the basic operation of Visual Studio is fairly self-explanatory; less obvious are some of the suite's more advanced built-in features.Visual Studio .Net includes a wealth of little-used capabilities, is very customizable, has a complete automation model, and much more. On top of its regular feature set, there are hosts of free add-ins, macros, and power toys that can further enhance the functionality of Visual Studio. This book is all about exploring these things, and in doing so, becoming a better and more efficient developer. Developers will learn how to:
- Get the most out of projects and solutions, including getting down and dirty with the undocumented format of project and solution files
- Use these editor features to the fullest, and add additional functionality to the editor through the use of third-party add-ins
- Learn smarter ways to navigate the application and your own source code
- Customize shortcut keys, toolbars, menus, the toolbox, and much more
- Use the debugger successfully not only on your source code, but with T-SQL and scripting languages as well
- Automatically generate code
- Learn how the server can be used to interface with databases, services, and performance counters, as well as WMI
- Use and create Visual Studio add-ins to extend its functionality
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Table of contents
- Contents
- Credits
- Preface
- Master Projects and Solutions
- Master the Editor
- Navigating Visual Studio
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Customizing Visual Studio
- Create Your Own Shortcuts
- Customize Menus and Toolbars
- Create Custom Window Layouts
- Customize the Toolbox
- Package Your Toolbox Settings
- Add Support for Nonstandard File Extensions
- Hack the Registry
- Save and Move Your IDE Settings
- Enable IntelliSense for HTML and XML Documents
- Add an External Tool
- Customize Your Project Build Process
- Modify the Build Output and Navigate the Results
- Debugging
-
Speed Hacks
- Speed Up Visual Studio
- Load Files from the Command Prompt
- Master the Command Window
- Build a Custom Tool
- Extend the Application Configuration File
- Generate Strongly Typed DataSets
- Define Templates for Generating Code
- Create a Macro
- Generate Code with Macros
- Create Connection Strings Quickly
- Quickly Sign Assemblies
- Update Project References Quickly
- Automatically Add using and Imports Statements
- Insert Commonly Used Code Automatically
- Move Quickly Between Source Control Providers
- Help and Research
- Comments and Documentation
- Server Explorer Hacks
-
Work with Visual Studio Tools
- Master the Visual Studio Command Prompt
- Launch Visual Studio from the Command Prompt
- Stress Test Web Applications
- Obfuscate Your Code
- Generate Code from UML
- Generate UML Design Documents from Code
- Visual Studio Tools for Office
- Extending Visual Studio
-
Enhancing Visual Studio
- Manage Add-ins
- Run Unit Tests Inside Visual Studio
- Spellcheck Your Code and Comments
- View an Outline of Your Controls
- Blog Code from Visual Studio
- Collapse and Expand Your Code
- Combine the Visual Studio Command Prompt and the Command Window
- Generate Web Services Code
- Test Regular Expressions in Visual Studio
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- Index (2/6)
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- Index (5/6)
- Index (6/6)
Product information
- Title: Visual Studio Hacks
- Author(s):
- Release date: March 2005
- Publisher(s): O'Reilly Media, Inc.
- ISBN: 9780596008475
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