Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Unleashed

✍ Scribed by Mike Snell, Lars Powers

• Publisher: Sams
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 1219
• Edition: 1
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This end-to-end deep dive into Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional will help working developers squeeze maximum productivity out of Visual Studio 2010’s extraordinarily rich toolbox, whether they are writing code for the Web, Windows, Silverlight, or Microsoft’s Azure cloud computing environment.

 

The authors combine authoritative and detailed information about Microsoft’s latest IDE, with extensive insights and best practices drawn from decades of development experience. Developers will learn how to use Visual Studio 2010 Professional to take full advantage of the entire .NET platform, including Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) for rich client development, Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) for building dynamic service-oriented solutions, and Windows Workflow Foundation (WF) for structured programming around business processes. The authors also present extensive new coverage of Microsoft’s powerful new tools for unit testing, application instrumentation, and code analysis.

 

By focusing entirely on Visual Studio 2010 Professional, the authors have gone deeper into Microsoft’s core product than ever before. Throughout, their focus is relentlessly practical: how to apply Microsoft’s tools to build better software, faster.

 

Detailed information on how to...

n Work with solutions, projects, browsers, explorers, editors, and designers

n Write better macros, add-ins, and wizards

n Save more time with Visual Studio 2010’s updated productivity tools

n Instrument, analyze, and test your software

n Refactor code for greater robustness, maintainability, and performance

n Share code with team members and the larger community

n Write powerful ASP.NET, ASP.NET MVC, and Silverlight web applications

n Implement robust service oriented architecture (SOA)–based applications

n Efficiently consume services with WCF

n Write advanced Windows applications with Windows Forms and WPF

n Construct data-centric applications with LINQ and Entity Framework

n Create and host workflow-based applications with WF

n Write applications for the Azure cloud

n Extend Visual Studio with the new Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) and the Automation Object Model

n Build better object-oriented VB or C# software, and use new dynamic language features

 

 

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Download all examples and source code presented in this book from informit.com/title/9780672330810

 

 

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✦ Table of Contents

Table of Contents......Page 6
Who Should Read This Book?......Page 24
Focusing on Visual Studio Professional......Page 25
Part III: Writing and Working with Code......Page 26
Conventions Used in This Book......Page 27
1 A Quick Tour of Visual Studio 2010......Page 28
The Visual Studio Product Line......Page 29
Languages, Frameworks, and Application Templates......Page 37
Developing Rich(er) Clients......Page 42
Creating Web Clients......Page 49
Making the Client Choice......Page 56
Coding for the Cloud......Page 58
Working with Data......Page 60
Write Connected, Service-Oriented Solutions......Page 65
Summary......Page 69
Installing Visual Studio......Page 70
Getting Started......Page 75
Creating Your First Project......Page 77
Navigating the IDE......Page 80
Managing the Many Windows of the IDE......Page 96
Summary......Page 101
Language Primer......Page 102
Language Features......Page 140
The .NET Framework......Page 165
Summary......Page 167
Understanding Solutions......Page 168
Getting Comfortable with Projects......Page 179
Summary......Page 195
Solution Explorer......Page 198
Class View......Page 205
Server Explorer......Page 209
Object Browser......Page 215
Document Outline......Page 218
Summary......Page 221
The Basics......Page 222
Coding with the Code Editor......Page 226
Creating and Editing XML Documents and Schema......Page 249
Working with Cascading Style Sheets......Page 254
Developing Windows Client Applications......Page 255
Developing Web Forms......Page 267
Authoring WinForms Components and Controls......Page 273
Creating Classes with the Class Designer......Page 277
Summary......Page 284
The Community Features of Visual Studio......Page 286
Accessing Help......Page 295
Discovering and Consuming Shared Content......Page 311
Participating in the Community......Page 314
Summary......Page 338
8 Working with Visual Studio’s Productivity Aids......Page 340
Basic Aids in the Text Editor......Page 342
Outlining and Navigation......Page 345
Smart Tags and Smart Tasks......Page 350
IntelliSense......Page 352
The Task List......Page 371
Summary......Page 374
9 Testing Code......Page 376
Unit Testing Basics......Page 377
The Unit Testing Framework......Page 391
Writing ASP.NET Hosted Unit Tests......Page 406
Configuring Unit Test Attributes......Page 409
Creating Ordered Tests......Page 411
Organizing Your Tests......Page 412
Summary......Page 415
10 Refactoring Code......Page 416
Visual Studio Refactoring Basics......Page 417
Renaming Code......Page 423
Extract Method......Page 426
Extract Interface......Page 435
Refactor Parameters......Page 437
Encapsulate Field......Page 441
Summary......Page 443
11 Debugging Code......Page 444
Debugging Basics......Page 445
The Visual Studio Debugger......Page 457
Advanced Debugging Scenarios......Page 487
Summary......Page 504
An Overview of Client Deployment Options......Page 506
Publishing a Project with ClickOnce......Page 508
Publishing a Project with the Windows Installer......Page 511
Publishing an ASP.NET Website or Application......Page 521
Summary......Page 528
13 Introducing the Automation Object Model......Page 530
An Overview of the Automation Object Model......Page 531
Solution and Project Objects......Page 535
Windows......Page 543
Command Bars......Page 561
Documents......Page 565
Command Objects......Page 579
Debugger Objects......Page 582
Automation Events......Page 583
Summary......Page 584
14 Writing Macros......Page 586
Recording a Macro......Page 587
Using the Macro Explorer......Page 588
Writing Macros with the Macro IDE......Page 590
Summary......Page 607
15 Writing Add-ins and Wizards......Page 608
Creating Your First Add-in Project......Page 609
The Structure of an Add-in......Page 618
A Sample Add-in: Color Palette......Page 628
Creating a Visual Studio Wizard......Page 654
Summary......Page 663
The Extensibility Problem......Page 664
MEF Architecture......Page 665
The Visual Studio Editor and MEF......Page 667
Creating Your Own MEF-Based Editor Extension......Page 677
Summary......Page 686
17 Creating ASP.NET Applications......Page 688
The Basics of an ASP.NET Website......Page 689
Designing Your User Interface......Page 718
Working with the ASP.NET Controls......Page 759
Creating an ASP.NET MVC Application......Page 775
Summary......Page 792
The Basics of Form Design......Page 794
Creating a Form......Page 798
Adding Controls and Components......Page 801
Creating Your Own Controls......Page 824
Summary......Page 829
The Windows Presentation Foundation Platform......Page 830
Introducing the WPF Designer......Page 836
Programming with WPF......Page 840
Building a Simple Image Viewer Application......Page 854
Summary......Page 872
Building Rich, Cross-Browser Interfaces with ASP.NET Ajax......Page 874
Creating Unique, Rich Experiences on Windows via the Browser......Page 892
Delivering Interactive Experiences Across Platforms......Page 903
Summary......Page 911
21 Working with Databases......Page 912
Creating Tables and Relationships......Page 913
Working with SQL Statements......Page 921
Using Database Projects......Page 931
Creating Database Objects in Managed Code......Page 939
Binding Controls to Data......Page 943
Object Relational Mapping......Page 962
Summary......Page 977
22 Service-Oriented Applications......Page 978
Service Fundamentals......Page 979
ASP.NET Web Service Applications......Page 982
WCF Service Applications......Page 1008
Summary......Page 1027
23 Embedding Workflow in Your Applications......Page 1028
Windows Workflow Fundamentals......Page 1029
Working with the Built-In Workflow Activities......Page 1049
Creating a Workflow Application......Page 1062
Summary......Page 1094
24 Developing Office Business Applications......Page 1096
An Overview of Office Extension Features......Page 1097
Creating an Office Add-in......Page 1102
Creating an Office Document Extension......Page 1110
Summary......Page 1121
Azure Fundamentals......Page 1122
Building and Deploying an Azure Application......Page 1136
Summary......Page 1168
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E......Page 1185
F......Page 1187
H......Page 1189
I......Page 1190
L......Page 1192
M......Page 1194
N......Page 1196
O......Page 1197
P......Page 1198
Q......Page 1201
R......Page 1202
S......Page 1203
T......Page 1208
U......Page 1211
V......Page 1212
W......Page 1214
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