Lynda Visual Studio 2010 Essential Training

Author: Walt Ritscher
Duration: 08h 09m
Released on: 11/16/2010
Exercise files: Yes
Software works on: Windows only

In Visual Studio 2010 Essential Training, author Walt Ritscher demonstrates how to use Visual Studio 2010 Professional to develop full-featured applications targeting a variety of platforms. Starting with an overview of the integrated developer environment, the course covers working with code editors, navigating and formatting code, and deploying applications. Also included are tutorials on running performance and load tests, and debugging code. Exercise files accompany the course.

Topics include:

• Creating a Visual Studio project
• Building the user interface
• Binding to an RSS feed
• Coding with IntelliSense
• Creating rich Internet applications with Silverlight
• Building Windows applications with Windows Forms
• Integrating with SQL Server
• Working with Microsoft Office applications
• Understanding extensibility in Visual Studio
• Working with data, ADO.NET and datasets
• Using source control

Content:

Introduction - 02m 03s

• Welcome - 01m 02s
• Using the exercise files - 01m 01s

1. Getting Started - 07m 19s

• Understanding the Visual Studio versions - 03m 51s
• Setting up your developer computer - 03m 28s

2. Exploring the Visual Studio Workspace (IDE) - 58m 02s

• Creating a Visual Studio project - 04m 58s
• Working with Solution Explorer - 06m 32s
• Working with big projects     - 03m 53s
• Taking a tour of the Integrated Developer Environment (IDE) - 08m 36s
• Introducing drag-and-drop UI design - 07m 38s
• Working with the Properties window - 06m 44s
• Looking at Server Explorer - 07m 04s
• Exploring the new Help engine - 06m 41s
• Setting options for the IDE - 05m 56s

3. Building a Simple Application - 39m 25s

• Creating a simple WPF application - 01m 32s
• Building the UI with the editors - 09m 14s
• Working with the application code - 03m 37s
• Communicating with the web site - 07m 15s
• Connecting your data - 08m 04s
• Binding to an RSS feed - 05m 04s
• Packaging and deploying the application - 04m 39s

4. Exploring the Code Editors - 39m 46s

• What languages are supported in Visual Studio 2010? - 01m 17s
• Exploring basic settings for the Code Editor - 05m 35s
• Writing a C# program - 06m 48s
• Writing a VB program - 06m 29s
• Working with C++ - 06m 38s
• Working with F Sharp - 06m 09s
• Font and color options - 06m 50s

5. Working with Code - 01h 05m

• Formatting your code - 06m 43s
• Navigating your code - 07m 44s
• Using the Task List - 02m 26s
• Commenting your code - 02m 45s
• Documenting your code - 08m 26s
• Using IntelliSense effectively - 07m 00s
• Working with code snippets - 06m 25s
• Refactoring your code - 05m 15s
• Understanding code generation - 02m 10s
• Generating code with T4 - 06m 29s
• Using the Class View, Class Designer, and Class Diagram tools - 05m 51s
• Refactoring VB with CodeRush Xpress - 04m 33s

6. Understanding the Project Types - 01h 11m

• Working with project and item templates - 08m 38s
• Creating a console application - 07m 05s
• Creating a class library - 06m 26s
• Creating a web site with ASP.NET - 07m 37s
• Creating a rich internet application with Silverlight - 06m 57s
• Creating a classic Windows application with Windows Forms - 10m 31s
• Creating a dramatic Windows application with Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) - 04m 41s
• Creating a WCF service - 09m 01s
• Using an existing WCF service - 06m 38s
• Navigation UI designs with the Document Outline view - 03m 41s

7. Digging Into Your Data - 33m 18s

• Creating a data project with SQL Project - 06m 24s
• Clarifying the confusion on .NET Data - 03m 31s
• Using ADO.NET in your application - 06m 50s
• Creating typed datasets - 07m 55s
• Using the data binding tools - 08m 38s

8. Debugging Your Application - 30m 13s

• Debugging code - 09m 32s
• Working with the Watch and other debug windows - 07m 46s
• Other debugging techniques - 06m 50s
• IntelliTrace historical debugging in Visual Studio Ultimate     - 06m 05s

9. Testing Your Application - 17m 56s

• Understanding Visual Studio editions and test tools - 02m 22s
• Verifying your code with unit tests - 08m 58s
• Running performance and load tests - 06m 36s

10. Deploying Your Application - 34m 05s

• Building your application - 04m 19s
• Customizing the build process with MSBuild - 06m 36s
• Setting assembly information - 02m 12s
• Deploying a basic Windows application - 02m 19s
• Creating an installer with Visual Studio - 07m 39s
• Creating a ClickOnce application - 05m 13s
• Setting up IIS for deploy - 02m 09s
• Deploying a Silverlight or ASP.NET application - 03m 38s

11. Working with Source Control - 14m 00s

• Understanding source control - 02m 09s
• Setting up Team Foundation Server source control - 03m 05s
• Using Team Foundation Server source control - 08m 46s

12. Integrating with Microsoft Office Applications - 17m 31s

• Understanding the .NET Office integration - 04m 16s
• Making a Word 2010 application - 07m 54s
• Making an Excel 2010 add-in - 05m 21s

13. Extending Visual Studio -31m 34s

• Understanding the extensibility model in Visual Studio - 02m 17s
• Adding external tools to the Tools menu - 04m 42s
• Creating macros - 07m 16s
• Using the Extension Manager - 05m 01s
• Creating an MEF add-in - 07m 09s
• Deploying and installing an add-in with VSIX - 05m 09s

14. Configuring Your Application - 25m 34s

• Working with configuration files - 05m 37s
• Using the Settings Editor - 07m 30s
• Using the Resources Editor - 06m 59s
• Localizing your resources - 05m 28s

Conclusion - 01m 17s

• Goodbye - 01m 17s