Professional visual studio, 2017

**Skip the basics and delve right into Visual Studio 2017 advanced features and tools**__Professional Visual Studio 2017__ is the industry-favorite guide to getting the most out of Microsoft's primary programming technology. From touring the new UI to exploiting advanced functionality, this book is designed to help professional developers become more productive. A unique IDE-centric approach provides a clear path through the typical workflow while exploring the nooks and crannies that can make your job easier. Visual Studio 2017 includes a host of features aimed at improving developer productivity and UI, and this book covers them all with clear explanation, new figures, and expert insight. Whether you're new to VS or just upgrading, this all-inclusive guide is an essential resource to keep within arm's reach. Visual Studio 2017 fixes the crucial issues that kept professionals from adopting VS 2015, and includes new features and tools that streamline the developer's job. This book provides the straightforward answers you need so you can get up to speed quickly and get back to work. * Master the core functionality of Visual Studio 2017 * Dig into the tools that make writing code easier * Tailor the environment to your workflow, not the other way around * Work your way through configuration, debugging, building, deployment, customizing, and more Microsoft is changing their release cadence—it's only been about two years since the last release—so developers need to quickly get a handle on new tools and features if they hope to remain productive. The 2017 release is designed specifically to help you get more done, in less time, with greater accuracy and attention to detail. If you're ready to get acquainted, __Professional Visual Studio 2017__ is your ideal guide. Cover 1 Title Page 7 Copyright 8 About the Author 11 About the Technical Editor 11 Credits 13 Acknowledgments 15 Contents 17 Introduction 33 Who This Book is for 33 What This Book Covers 34 How This Book is Structured 34 What you Need to use This Book 36 Conventions 37 Source Code 37 Errata 38 P2P.Wrox.Com 38 Part I: Integrated Development Environment 43 Chapter 1: A Quick Tour 45 Getting Started 45 Installing Visual Studio 2017 45 Running Visual Studio 2017 51 Is Visual Studio Really Cloud Enabled? 51 The Visual Studio IDE 53 Developing, Building, Debugging, and Deploying Your First Application 55 Summary 60 Chapter 2: The Solution Explorer, Toolbox, and Properties 63 The Solution Explorer 64 Previewing Files 67 Common Tasks 68 The Toolbox 80 Arranging Components 82 Adding Components 84 Properties 85 Extending the Properties Window 87 Summary 91 Chapter 3: Options and Customizations 93 The Start Page 94 Customizing the Start Page 95 Window Layout 95 Viewing Windows and Toolbars 95 Docking 96 Saving the Window Layout 99 The Editor Space 101 Navigating Open Items 101 Fonts and Colors 104 Visual Guides 105 Full-Screen Mode 106 Tracking Changes 107 Other Options 107 Keyboard Shortcuts 108 Quick Launch 110 Projects and Solutions 111 Build and Run 112 VB Options 113 Importing and Exporting Settings 114 Synchronized Settings 116 Summary 117 Chapter 4: The Visual Studio Workspace 119 The Code Editor 119 The Code Editor Window Layout 119 Regions 121 Outlining 121 Code Formatting 122 Navigating Forward/Backward 123 Additional Code Editor Features 124 Split View 125 Tear Away (Floating) Code Windows 126 Duplicating Solution Explorer 128 Creating Tab Groups 128 Advanced Functionality 130 Code Navigation 132 Peek Definition 132 Enhanced Scrollbar 133 Structure Visualizer 136 Navigate To 137 The Command Window 138 The Immediate Window 139 The Class View 140 The Error List 141 The Object Browser 141 Summary 142 Chapter 5: Find and Replace and Help 143 Quick Find/Replace 144 Quick Find 144 Quick Replace 145 Find Options 146 Find and Replace Options 146 Find/Replace in Files 146 Find in Files 147 Find Dialog Options 148 Regular Expressions 148 Results Window 150 Replace in Files 151 Accessing Help 152 Navigating and Searching the Help System 154 Configuring the Help System 154 Summary 155 Part II: Getting Started 157 Chapter 6: Solutions, Projects, and Items 159 Solution Structure 160 Solution File Format 161 Solution Properties 162 Common Properties 162 Configuration Properties 164 Project Types 166 Project Files Format 168 Project Properties 169 Application 170 Compile (Visual Basic Only) 173 Build (C# and F# Only) 175 Build Events (C# and F# Only) 176 Debug 177 References (Visual Basic Only) 178 Resources 179 Services 180 Settings 181 Reference Paths (C# and F# Only) 182 Signing 183 My Extensions (Visual Basic Only) 183 Security 184 Publish 185 Code Analysis 185 C/C++ Code Analysis Tool 188 Web Application Project Properties 188 Web 188 Package/Publish Web 189 Package/Publish SQL 190 Web Site Projects 191 NuGet Packages 192 NuGet Package Manager 192 Package Manager Console 193 Summary 194 Chapter 7: IntelliSense and Bookmarks 197 IntelliSense Explained 198 General IntelliSense 198 IntelliSense and C++ 200 Completing Words and Phrases 200 Parameter Information 207 Quick Info 208 JavaScript IntelliSense 208 The JavaScript IntelliSense Context 209 Referencing Another JavaScript File 210 XAML IntelliSense 211 IntelliSense Options 212 General Options 212 Statement Completion 214 C#-Specific Options 214 Extended IntelliSense 215 Code Snippets 215 XML Comments 216 Adding Your Own IntelliSense 216 Bookmarks and the Bookmark Window 217 Summary 219 Chapter 8: Code Snippets and Refactoring 221 Code Snippets Revealed 222 Storing Code Blocks in the Toolbox 222 Code Snippets 222 Using Snippets in C# 223 Using Snippets in VB 225 Surround With Snippet 226 Code Snippets Manager 226 Creating Snippets 228 Reviewing Existing Snippets 228 Distributing Code Snippets 233 Accessing Refactoring Support 234 Refactoring Actions 234 Extract Method 234 Encapsulate Field 235 Extract Interface 236 Change Signature 237 Inline and Explaining Variables 238 Rename 239 Simplify Object Initialization 240 Inline Variable Declarations 241 Use “throw” Expression 241 Generate Method Stub 242 Remove and Sort Usings 243 Summary 243 Chapter 9: Server Explorer 245 Server Connections 246 Event Logs 247 Message Queues 249 Performance Counters 252 Services 255 Data Connections 257 SharePoint Connections 257 Summary 257 Part III: Digging Deeper 259 Chapter 10: Unit Testing 261 Your First Test Case 262 Identifying Tests Using Attributes 267 Additional Test Attributes 268 Unit Tests and Code Lens 270 Asserting the Facts 271 The Assert Class 271 The StringAssert Class 272 The CollectionAssert Class 272 The ExpectedException Attribute 273 Initializing and Cleaning Up 274 TestInitialize and TestCleanup 275 ClassInitialize and ClassCleanup 275 AssemblyInitialize and AssemblyCleanup 275 Testing Context 275 Data 276 Writing Test Output 279 Live Unit Testing 280 Advanced Unit Testing 281 Custom Properties 281 Testing Private Members 282 IntelliTest 284 Summary 286 Chapter 11: Project and Item Templates 289 Creating Templates 289 Item Template 290 Project Template 294 Template Structure 295 Template Parameters 296 Template Locations 297 Extending Templates 297 Template Project Setup 298 IWizard 298 Generating the Extended Project Template 303 Starter Kits 304 Online Templates 305 Summary 306 Chapter 12: Managing Your Source Code 307 Source Control 308 Selecting a Source Control Repository 308 Accessing Source Control 309 Summary 314 Part IV: Desktop Applications 315 Chapter 13: Windows Forms Applications 317 Getting Started 317 The Windows Form 318 Appearance Properties 320 Layout Properties 320 Window Style Properties 320 Form Design Preferences 320 Adding and Positioning Controls 323 Vertically Aligning Text Controls 324 Automatic Positioning of Multiple Controls 324 Tab Order and Layering Controls 326 Locking Control Design 326 Setting Control Properties 327 Service-Based Components 328 Smart Tag Tasks 328 Container Controls 329 Panel and SplitContainer 329 FlowLayoutPanel 330 TableLayoutPanel 331 Docking and Anchoring Controls 332 Summary 333 Chapter 14: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) 335 What Is WPF? 336 Getting Started with WPF 337 XAML Fundamentals 339 The WPF Controls 340 The WPF Layout Controls 341 The WPF Designer and XAML Editor 344 Working with the XAML Editor 345 Working with the WPF Designer 346 The Properties Tool Window 350 Data Binding Features 354 Styling Your Application 359 Windows Forms Interoperability 361 Hosting a WPF Control in Windows Forms 362 Hosting a Windows Forms Control in WPF 364 Debugging with the WPF Visualizer 366 Summary 368 Chapter 15: Universal Windows Platform Apps 369 What Is a Windows App? 370 Content before Chrome 371 Snap and Scale 371 Semantic Zoom 372 Tiles 372 Embracing the Cloud 372 Creating a Windows App 373 The Windows Simulator 376 Windows Runtime Components 380 .NET Native Compilation 381 Compiling Using .NET Native Tools 382 Summary 383 Part V: Web Applications 385 Chapter 16: ASP.NET Web Forms 387 Web Application Versus Web Site Projects 388 Creating Web Projects 389 Creating a Web Site Project 389 Creating a Web Application Project 393 Designing Web Forms 396 The HTML Designer 396 Positioning Controls and HTML Elements 399 Formatting Controls and HTML Elements 401 CSS Tools 402 Validation Tools 406 Web Controls 408 Navigation Components 408 User Authentication 409 Data Components 410 Master Pages 414 Rich Client-Side Development 416 Developing with JavaScript 416 Working with ASP.NET AJAX 417 Summary 420 Chapter 17: ASP.NET MVC 421 Model View Controller 422 Getting Started with ASP.NET MVC 423 Choosing a Model 426 Controllers and Action Methods 427 MVC Scaffolding 427 Rendering a UI with Views 430 Advanced MVC 437 Routing 437 Action Method Parameters 442 Areas 445 Validation 448 Partial Views 450 Dynamic Data Templates 451 jQuery 454 Summary 455 Chapter 18: .NET Core 457 What Is .NET Core? 458 Working with ASP.NET Core 460 project.json versus csproj 460 Creating an ASP.NET Core Application 461 NuGet Package Manager 466 Bower Package Manager 470 Summary 473 Chapter 19: Node.js Development 475 Getting Started with Node.js 475 Node Package Manager 482 Task Runner Explorer 486 Summary 489 Chapter 20: Python Development 491 Getting Started with Python 492 Cookiecutter Extension 497 Summary 499 Part VI: Mobile Applications 501 Chapter 21: Mobile Applications Using .NET 503 Using Xamarin 504 Creating a Xamarin Forms Project 505 Debugging Your Application 508 Universal Windows Platform 508 Android 508 iOS 522 Summary 526 Chapter 22: Mobile Applications Using JavaScript 527 What Is Apache Cordova? 528 Creating an Apache Cordova Project 529 Merges Folder 530 Plugins Folder 531 www Folder 531 Additional Files and Folders 531 Debugging in Apache Cordova 537 Summary 540 Part VII: Cloud Services 541 Chapter 23: Windows Azure 543 The Windows Azure Platform 544 The Compute Emulator 546 Communicating between Roles 547 Application Deployment 550 SQL Azure 553 Service Fabric 555 Azure Mobile App 557 Azure Virtual Machines 558 Connectivity 558 Endpoints 558 Virtual Network 559 Summary 560 Chapter 24: Synchronization Services 561 Occasionally Connected Applications 562 Server Direct 562 Getting Started with Synchronization Services 566 Synchronization Services over N-Tiers 570 Summary 571 Chapter 25: SharePoint 573 SharePoint Execution Models 574 Farm Solution 574 Sandbox Solution 574 App Model 575 Preparing the Development Environment 575 Creating a SharePoint Project 578 Running Your Application 587 Summary 589 Part VIII: Data 591 Chapter 26: Visual Database Tools 593 Database Windows in Visual Studio 2017 594 Server Explorer 594 The Data Sources Window 599 SQL Server Object Explorer 600 Editing Data 601 Redgate Data Tools 602 ReadyRoll Core 602 SQL Prompt Core 607 SQL Search 609 Summary 611 Chapter 27: The ADO.NET Entity Framework 613 What Is the Entity Framework? 614 Getting Started 615 Creating an Entity Model 615 The Entity Data Model Wizard 615 The Entity Framework Designer 619 Creating/Modifying Entities 624 Creating/Modifying Entity Associations 627 Entity Inheritance 629 Validating an Entity Model 629 Updating an Entity Model with Database Changes 629 Querying the Entity Model 630 LINQ to Entities Overview 630 Getting an Object Context 631 CRUD Operations 631 Navigating Entity Associations 635 Advanced Functionality 637 Updating a Database from an Entity Model 637 Adding Business Logic to Entities 637 Plain Old CLR Objects (POCO) 638 Entity Framework Core 638 Summary 638 Chapter 28: Data Warehouses and Lakes 639 What Is Apache Hadoop? 639 Hadoop Distributed File System 640 MapReduce 640 Additional Components 641 HDInsight 641 Azure Data Lakes 642 Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio 642 Creating a Hive Application 644 Creating a Pig Application 648 Summary 652 Chapter 29: Data Science and Analytics 653 What Is R? 654 R Tools for Visual Studio 654 Debugging an R Script 658 Workspaces 661 Plotting Windows 662 Summary 664 Part IX: Debugging 665 Chapter 30: Using the Debugging Windows 667 The Code Window 667 Breakpoints 668 DataTips 668 The Breakpoints Window 668 The Output Window 669 The Immediate Window 670 The Watch Windows 672 QuickWatch 672 Watch Windows 1–4 673 Autos and Locals 674 The Code Execution Windows 674 Call Stack 674 Threads 675 Modules 675 Processes 676 The Memory Windows 676 Memory Windows 1–4 677 Disassembly 677 Registers 678 The Parallel Debugging Windows 679 Parallel Stacks 679 Parallel Tasks 681 Exceptions 682 Summary 685 Chapter 31: Debugging with Breakpoints 687 Breakpoints 687 Setting a Breakpoint 688 Adding Break Conditions 690 Working with Breakpoints 692 Tracepoints 694 Execution Control 696 Stepping through Code 696 Run to Cursor 698 Moving the Execution Point 698 Edit and Continue 698 Rude Edits 699 Stop Applying Changes 699 Summary 699 Part X: Build and Deployment 701 Chapter 32: Upgra Ding With Visual Studio 2017 703 Upgrading from Recent Visual Studio Versions 704 Upgrading to .NET Framework 4.6.2 707 Summary 708 Chapter 33: Build Customization 711 General Build Options 711 Manual Dependencies 714 The Visual Basic Compile Page 715 Advanced Compiler Settings 716 Build Events 718 C# Build Pages 721 MSBuild 723 How Visual Studio Uses MSBuild 723 The MSBuild Schema 726 Assembly Versioning via MSBuild Tasks 727 Summary 729 Chapter 34: Obfuscation, Application Monitoring, and Management 731 The IL Disassembler 732 Decompilers 733 Obfuscating Your Code 735 Dotfuscator and Analytics 735 Obfuscation Attributes 740 Words of Caution 742 Application Monitoring and Management 744 Tamper Defense 745 Application Instrumentation and Analytics 746 Summary 748 Chapter 35: Packaging and Deployment 749 Windows Installer XML Toolset 750 Building an Installer 751 Using Heat to Create Fragments 754 The Service Installer 758 ClickOnce 758 One Click to Deploy 759 One Click to Update 763 Summary 765 Chapter 36: Web Application Deployment 767 Web Deployment 768 Publishing a Web Application 768 Publishing to Azure 771 Web Project Installers 775 The Web Platform Installer 777 Extending the Web Platform Installer 778 Summary 781 Chapter 37: Continuous Delivery 783 Nomenclature 784 Continuous Delivery 784 Continuous Integration 784 DevOps 785 Continuous Delivery Tools 785 Setting Up Continuous Delivery 786 Heads Up Code Analysis 788 Automatic Build Notifications 789 Summary 792 Part XI: Visual Studio Editions 793 Chapter 38: Visual Studio Enterprise: Code Quality 795 Dependency Verification 796 Exploring Code with Code Maps 800 Code Cloning 802 Summary 802 Chapter 39: Visual Studio Enterprise: Testing and Debugging 803 Automated Tests 804 Web Performance Tests 804 Load Tests 806 Coded UI Tests 810 Generic Tests 811 Ordered Tests 811 IntelliTrace 811 Diagnostic Tools 814 IntelliTest 816 Summary 817 Chapter 40: Visual Studio Team Services 819 Getting Started with Git 820 Version Control 824 Committing 824 Branching 825 Syncing 825 Work Item Tracking 826 Work Item Queries 826 Work Item Types 828 Adding Work Items 828 Work Item State 829 Builds 829 Web Portal 831 Summary 832 Index 833 EULA 863 Skip the basics and delve right into Visual Studio 2017 advanced features and tools Professional Visual Studio 2017 is the industry-favorite guide to getting the most out of Microsoft's primary programming technology. From touring the new UI to exploiting advanced functionality, this book is designed to help professional developers become more productive. A unique IDE-centric approach provides a clear path through the typical workflow while exploring the nooks and crannies that can make your job easier. Visual Studio 2017 includes a host of features aimed at improving developer productivity and UI, and this book covers them all with clear explanation, new figures, and expert insight. Whether you're new to VS or just upgrading, this all-inclusive guide is an essential resource to keep within arm's reach. Visual Studio 2017 fixes the crucial issues that kept professionals from adopting VS 2015, and includes new features and tools that streamline the developer's job. This book provides the straightforward answers you need so you can get up to speed quickly and get back to work. Master the core functionality of Visual Studio 2017 Dig into the tools that make writing code easier Tailor the environment to your workflow, not the other way around Work your way through configuration, debugging, building, deployment, customizing, and more Microsoft is changing their release cadence--it's only been about two years since the last release--so developers need to quickly get a handle on new tools and features if they hope to remain productive. The 2017 release is designed specifically to help you get more done, in less time, with greater accuracy and attention to detail. If you're ready to get acquainted, Professional Visual Studio 2017 is your ideal guide