- The .NET Languages
- Sep 10, 2015
- In this chapter from Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Unleashed, 3rd Edition, Lars Powers and Mike Snell focus on the foundations of .NET programming in C# and Visual Basic. They start by highlighting new features of the languages for those who are already familiar with C# and VB. They then include a language primer as a review of some basic .NET programming tasks. They then cover some more in-depth programming features, enhancements to C# 6.0 and VB 14, and language-related IDE enhancements. The chapter concludes with an overview and map of the .NET Framework class library.
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- Creating MVC 4 Apps in Visual Studio
- Dec 2, 2013
- Bintu Harwani guides you step by step through the process of creating an MVC 4 application. Learn how Visual Studio's scaffold templates can dramatically simplify the process, supplying the essential blocks of code for building many apps.
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- A Primer on Object-Oriented Concepts
- Jul 8, 2013
- Programming Expert Jesse Smith shows you how valuable understanding object oriented concepts are to facilitate good code design.
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- Getting Started with the Visual Studio 2012 IDE
- Jan 28, 2013
- Although the Visual Studio IDE is a complex environment, this chapter provides you with an overview of the most common tasks you will perform from within Visual Studio 2012 and the most important tools you will utilize so that you can feel at home within the IDE.
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- Scrum, Agile Practices, and Visual Studio
- Oct 11, 2012
- This chapter covers the characteristics of software engineering and management practices, the “situationally specific” contexts to consider, and the examples that you can apply in Visual Studio (VS). In this chapter, you learn about the mechanisms that VS (primarily Team Foundation Server [TFS]) provides to support the team enacting the process.
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- Your Data Everywhere, Part 3: Consuming LightSwitch's OData Services from Windows Phone Apps
- Jul 19, 2012
- Alessandro Del Sole, author of Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch Unleashed, concludes his three-part series on the usefulness of the new support for Open Data Protocol in the latest version of LightSwitch. You've learned how to work with OData services from your LightSwitch apps and experienced the power of exposing data sources in your clients to OData services. He wraps up the discussion by stepping through the creation of a Windows Phone app that can work with OData feeds from LightSwitch.
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- Your Data Everywhere, Part 2: Exposing LightSwitch Data as OData Services to Other Clients
- Jul 10, 2012
- Continuing his three-part series on LightSwitch support for Open Data Protocol (OData) in Visual Studio's 2012, Alessandro Del Sole, author of Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch Unleashed, demonstrates the power you gain by being able to expose data sources to OData services in a wide array of clients.
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- Your Data Everywhere, Part 1: OData Support in Visual Studio LightSwitch
- Jun 28, 2012
- In part 1 of a three-article series, Alessandro Del Sole, author of Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch Unleashed, describes a useful addition to LightSwitch: support for Open Data Protocol (OData) data sources. Learn how to work with OData services from your LightSwitch apps.
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- Tracking Users' Activities with Custom Logs in LightSwitch
- Mar 13, 2012
- Alessandro Del Sole, author of Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch Unleashed, explains how to use LightSwitch to implement a very common requirement in business applications: generating logs when users perform an activity, so that administrators or supervisors can keep track of what happens during the application's lifetime.
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- Building Data-Centric Applications with Microsoft Visual Studio LightSwitch
- Mar 8, 2012
- In this chapter, you will learn to create a simple application based on a single data source. This is enough to understand how LightSwitch works and how you can take advantage of all its features to create high-quality, professional business software quickly.
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- Tips and Tricks for Getting the Most Out of Screens in Visual Studio LightSwitch
- Feb 27, 2012
- Alessandro Del Sole describes how to enhance screens in LightSwitch applications with images, informative messages, and custom buttons.
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- LightSwitch: Implementing Custom Paging with Search Screens That Use Custom Controls
- Feb 13, 2012
- Alessandro Del Sole describes how to use custom paging in Visual Studio LightSwitch to supply functionality while simplifying your coding. In this example, he walks you through replacing the built-in Data Grid with custom controls and a page navigation mechanism for faster and more efficient data access.
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- Windows Phone 7 Game Programming: Printing Text
- Dec 15, 2011
- This lesson covers creating a new Windows Phone project in Visual C# 2010 while learning about fonts and text drawing code.
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- Scrum, Agile Practices, and Visual Studio
- Oct 5, 2011
- This chapter covers the characteristics of software engineering and management practices, the "situationally specific" contexts to consider, and the examples that you can apply in Visual Studio (VS). In this chapter, you learn about the mechanisms that VS (primarily Team Foundation Server [TFS]) provides to support the team enacting the process.
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- Software Testing with Visual Studio 2010: Planning Your Testing
- Feb 28, 2011
- In this chapter from Software Testing with Visual Studio 2010, Jeff Levinson covers how to create a Test Plan with Microsoft Test Manager (MTM) and the various options that the Test Plan provides to you. More important, this chapter covers what to test and how to get involved as a tester early in the development process.
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- The Visual Studio IDE
- Aug 10, 2010
- Mike Snell and Lars Powers cover the basics of Visual Studio installation; configuration; booting up the IDE; and getting to know the layout of the tool in terms of projects, menus, tools, editors, and designers.
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- Managing Leads in Microsoft Dynamics CRM
- Nov 18, 2009
- This chapter dives into the world of leads and the meaning of leads in the world of Microsoft Dynamics CRM.
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- Extending Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0
- Nov 17, 2009
- This chapter reviews what it means to extend Microsoft Dynamics CRM and examines factors to consider before performing the included customizations.
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- Working with Outlook Form Regions
- Mar 18, 2009
- With the new form region feature in Outlook 2007, developers have a powerful new way to customize the Outlook UI.
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- A Quick Tour of Visual Studio 2008
- Jun 17, 2008
- Here's what to expect as a first encounter with Visual Studio 2008.
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