Visual Studio 2013 Cookbook

This book is a practical guide to using Visual Studio 2013 that will help you become familiar with the improvements made over previous versions. Each recipe provides a hands-on approach to the new features with step-by-step instructions on how to increase your productivity. If you are a developer excited about the new features introduced in Visual Studio 2013, then no matter what your programming language of choice is, Visual Studio 2013 Cookbook is for you. You should have a good knowledge of working with previous versions of Visual Studio to enjoy the recipes in this book. This book provides practical examples to help you use Visual Studio 2013 more effectively.

If you are a Visual Studio 2013 or .NET developer who would like to sharpen your existing skill set and adapt to new .NET technologies, this is the book for you. A basic understanding of .NET and C# is required.

This practical, example-driven task reference contains over 350 C# code recipes, covering many common and not so common aspects of .NET programming. If you're a developer who already understands the fundamentals of C# and .NET programming, then this cookbook will provide you with helpful code examples and reference material to take your programming skills to the next level. Microsoft Visual C# .NET 2003 Developer's Cookbook is divided into sections corresponding to technologies within Visual C# .NET. Each part contains recipes to help you understand a single task without having to read pages of introductory material. Recipes are carefully constructed first to show you how to accomplish a task using a certain technique and then to follow with comments that provide a closer inspection of the solution. Along with the array of task-specific recipes in the book, you'll find a large collection of source code on the Sams Web site. Learn how to program graphics with GDI+, Windows Forms Controls, XML in .NET, ASP.NET applications, and Web Services. Then, move into more advanced techniques such as security, threading and synchronization, COM interop, and Smart Device extensions. Book jacket.

Over 50 new and improved recipes to put Visual Studio 2015 to work in your crucial development projects About This Book Get to grips with all the new Visual Studio 2015 features regardless of your preferred programming language Apply Visual Studio to all areas of development: writing, debugging, and application lifecycle maintenance Straightforward and hands-on advice for building both Windows and Android apps Who This Book Is For If you are a developer excited about the new features introduced in Visual Studio 2015, then no matter what your programming language of choice is, Visual Studio 2015 Cookbook is for you. You should have a good knowledge of working with previous versions of Visual Studio to benefit from the recipes in this book. What You Will Learn Customize the editor's new abilities to fit your development style Create apps for Windows Use Visual Studio to debug parallel and concurrent programs Integrate .NET Framework 4.6 effectively Put TypeScript to work in your web applications Develop modern C++11 with Visual Studio 2015 Protect and manage your source code with Team Foundation Server In Detail Visual Studio 2015 is the premier tool for developers targeting the Microsoft platform. Learning how to effectively use this technology can enhance your productivity while simplifying your most common tasks, allowing you more time to focus on your project. 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. Visual Studio 2015 Cookbook will introduce you to all the new areas of Visual Studio and how they can quickly be put to use to improve your everyday development tasks. With this book, you will learn not only what VS2015 offers, but what it takes to put it to work for your projects. Style and approach This book is a practical guide to using Visual Studio 2015 and will help you become familiar with the improvements made in previous versions. Each recipe provides a hands-on approach to the new features with step-by-step instructions on how to increase your productivity.

Over 60 new and improved recipes to put VS2015 to work in your crucial development projects About This Book Covers all the new Visual Studio 2015 features regardless of your preferred programming language Recipes describe how to apply Visual Studio to all areas of development: writing, debugging, and application lifecycle maintenance Straightforward examples of building Windows and Android apps Who This Book Is For If you are a developer excited about the new features introduced in Visual Studio 2015, then no matter what your programming language of choice is, Visual Studio 2015 Cookbook is for you. You should have a good knowledge of working with previous versions of Visual Studio to benefit from the recipes in this book. What you will learn Customize the editor's new abilities to fit your development style Create apps for Windows Use Visual Studio to debug parallel and concurrent programs Integrate .NET Framework 4.6 effectively Put TypeScript to work in your web applications Develop modern C++11 with Visual Studio 2015 Protect and manage your source code with Team Foundation Server In Detail Visual Studio 2015 is the premier tool for developers targeting the Microsoft platform. Learning how to effectively use this technology can enhance your productivity while simplifying your most common tasks, allowing you more time to focus on your project. 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. Visual Studio 2015 Cookbook will introduce you to all the new areas of Visual Studio and how they can quickly be put to use to improve your everyday development tasks. With this book, you will learn not only what VS2015 offers, but what it takes to put it to work for your projects.

If you are a .NET developer who is looking for a simpler way to build services, this is the book for you. It will show you how to write fast, maintainable APIs that are a pleasure to use and maintain starting from the database to the client and everything in-between.

If you are a developer with a good understanding of WiX projects and would like to further explore advanced WiX topics, this book is for you. To get the most out of this book, knowledge of proper XML syntax is recommended.