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Professional visual studio 2005

Synopsis:

Taking a unique IDE-centric approach, well-respected authors examine the IDE capabilities readers will need to perform specific tasks, demonstrated in the context of building XML Web services The only book on the topic that introduces each characteristic of the IDE followed by an example of the context in which that feature is used Covers creating custom templates and wizards, reusing code and lightweight code generators, dynamically generating forms through reflections, managing data in the IDE, using the SQL designer to write stored procedures, debugging ASP.NET Web forms, and much more Visual Studio 2005 is an enormous product. Incorporating the latest advances in both Visual Basic( and C# as well as improvements and new features in the user interface, it can be daunting without the kind of guidance this book provides. In these pages you'll learn to harness every feature of this remarkable development tool. The opening section will familiarize you with the IDE structure and layout, various options and settings, and other core aspects of Visual Studio 2005. Then you will examine each of the nine major categories composing the functions of Visual Studio 2005. Every chapter is cross-referenced, so you can achieve a complete understanding of each feature and how all the elements work together to produce an effective programming environment. What you will learn from this book How to edit Application Configuration and XML resource files Automated XML documentation and how to use Outline modes to review your code The process for implementing good security How to use IntelliSense, regionalize your code, and tag sections of your program for later processing Effective ways to test and debug both code and databases Timesavers that use regular expressions, Registry hacks, third-party add-ons, and Microsoft( extensions Who this book is for This book is for developers who are new to Visual Studio as well as programmers with some experience who want to learn about features they may have overlooked. Familiarity with the traditional programming model and both C# and Visual Basic languages is assumed. Wrox Professional guides are planned and written by working programmers to meet the real-world needs of programmers, developers, and IT professionals. Focused and relevant, they address the issues technology professionals face every day. They provide examples, practical solutions, and expert education in new technologies, all designed to help programmers do a better job.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments. Introduction.

Part I, The Integrated Development Environment. Chapter 1, A Quick Tour of The Ide. Chapter 2, Options. Chapter 3, The Toolbox. Chapter 4, The Solution Explorer. Chapter 5, Customizing The Ide. Chapter 6, Form Design.

Part II, Project and Solution Design. Chapter 7, Projects and Solutions. Chapter 8, Source Control. Chapter 9, Application Configuration Files. Chapter 10, XML Resource Files.

Part Iii, Documentation and Research. Chapter 11, Help and Research. Chapter 12, XML Comments. Chapter 13, Control and Document Outline.

Part IV, Security and Modeling. Chapter 14, Code Generation. Chapter 15, Security Concepts. Chapter 16, Cryptography. Chapter 17, Obfuscation.

Part V, Coding. Chapter 18, Intellisense. Chapter 19, Code Snippets. Chapter 20, Regions and Bookmarks. Chapter 21, Refactoring. Chapter 22, Generics, Nullable Types, and

Part ial Types. Chapter 23, Language-specific Features. Chapter 24, The My Namespace.

Part VI, Automation. Chapter 25, Code Generation Templates. Chapter 26, Macros. Chapter 27, Connection Strings. Chapter 28, Assembly Signing. Chapter 29, Preemptive Error Correction. Chapter 30, Strongly Typed Datasets. Chapter 31, Data Binding and Object Data Sources. Chapter 32, Add-ins. Chapter 33, Third-

Part y Extensions. Chapter 34, Starter Kits.

Part Vii, Other Time Savers. Chapter 35, Workspace Control. Chapter 36, Find and Replace. Chapter 37, Server Explorer. Chapter 38, Visual Database Tools. Chapter 39, Regular Expressions. Chapter 40, Tips, Hacks, and Tweaks. Chapter 41, Creating Web Applications. Chapter 42, Additional Web Techniques. Chapter 43, Building Device Applications. Chapter 44, Advanced Device Application Programming.

Part Viii, Build and Deployment. Chapter 45, Upgrading to Visual Studio 2005. Chapter 46, Build Customization. Chapter 47, Deployment, Clickonce and Other Methods.

Part IX, Debugging and Testing. Chapter 48, Using The Debugging Windows. Chapter 49, Debugging Breakpoints. Chapter 50, Debugging Proxies and Visualizers. Chapter 51, Maintaining Web Applications. Chapter 52, Other Debugging Techniques. Chapter 53, Unit Testing.

Part X, Extensions for Visual Studio 2005. Chapter 54, Infopath 2003 Toolkit. Chapter 55, Visual Studio Tools for Office. Chapter 56, Visual Studio Team System. Index.

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