Professional Visual Studio 2012

**The ultimate developers' guide to Visual Studio 2012**This expert Wrox guide is what you need to get up and running quickly on Visual Studio 2012. Written by a Microsoft Visual C# MVP, it guides you through the integrated development environment (IDE), showing you how to maximize all new tools and improvements. * Offers programmers a fast way to IDE-centric programming success * Demonstrates new IDE features, including the new Metro style app project templates and Windows 8 app store features * Explains each feature, then illustrates the context in which it will help you solve problems * Covers timely and essential topics related to rich client app development, web applications, application services, file configuration, debugging and testing, and more * Helps advanced users customize and extend Visual Studio through the Automation Model, writing macros, working with the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), and more * Provides ample detail for programmers who are new to Visual Studio 2012, as well as for experienced programmers exploring the advanced capabilities of the IDE __Professional Visual Studio 2012__ uses a unique, IDE-centric approach to help you get up and running quickly on this exciting new release.

The ultimate developers' guide to Visual Studio 2012

This expert Wrox guide is what you need to get up and running quickly on Visual Studio 2012. Written by a Microsoft Visual C# MVP, it guides you through the integrated development environment (IDE), showing you how to maximize all new tools and improvements.

• Offers programmers a fast way to IDE-centric programming success
• Demonstrates new IDE features, including the new Metro style app project templates and Windows 8 app store features
• Explains each feature, then illustrates the context in which it will help you solve problems
• Covers timely and essential topics related to rich client app development, web applications, application services, file configuration, debugging and testing, and more
• Helps advanced users customize and extend Visual Studio through the Automation Model, writing macros, working with the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), and more
• Provides ample detail for programmers who are new to Visual Studio 2012, as well as for experienced programmers exploring the advanced capabilities of the IDE

Professional Visual Studio 2012 uses a unique, IDE-centric approach to help you get up and running quickly on this exciting new release.

The ultimate developers' guide to Visual Studio 2012

This expert Wrox guide is what you need to get up and running quickly on Visual Studio 2012. Written by a Microsoft Visual C# MVP, it guides you through the integrated development environment (IDE), showing you how to maximize all new tools and improvements.

• Offers programmers a fast way to IDE-centric programming success
• Demonstrates new IDE features, including the new Metro style app project templates and Windows 8 app store features
• Explains each feature, then illustrates the context in which it will help you solve problems
• Covers timely and essential topics related to rich client app development, web applications, application services, file configuration, debugging and testing, and more
• Helps advanced users customize and extend Visual Studio through the Automation Model, writing macros, working with the Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF), and more
• Provides ample detail for programmers who are new to Visual Studio 2012, as well as for experienced programmers exploring the advanced capabilities of the IDE

Professional Visual Studio 2012 uses a unique, IDE-centric approach to help you get up and running quickly on this exciting new release.

Chapter 15: Project and Item Templates; Creating Templates; Extending Templates; Starter Kits; Online Templates; Summary; Chapter 16: Language-Specific Features; Hitting a Nail with the Right Hammer; A Tale of Two Languages; Visual Basic; F♯; Summary; Part IV: Rich Client Applications; Chapter 17: Windows Forms Applications; Getting Started; The Windows Form; Form Design Preferences; Adding and Positioning Controls; Container Controls; Docking and Anchoring Controls; Summary; Chapter 18: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF); What Is WPF?; Getting Started with WPF This expert Wrox guide is exactly what you need to get up and running quickly with Visual Studio 2012. Written by a Microsoft Visual C# MVP, it guides you through the exciting features of the integrated development environment (IDE)—such as code snippets, refactoring, and patterns—while also showing you how to maximize all the latest tools and significant improvements to the technology. The in-depth coverage as well as numerous illustrative examples go a long way to get you up to speed so you can start using Visual Studio 2012 right away.