Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Unleashed

Рассмотрены приемы работы в интегрированной среде разработки Visual Studio 2008, а также новые технологии и элементы среды, предназначенные для создания эффективных современных приложений. Описана работа с решениями, проектами, редакторами и визуальными конструкторами. Показаны новые возможности языков программирования C# и Visual Basic. Рассмотрено создание различных типов приложений, в том числе с помощью ASP.NET, Web-сервисов и WCF, Windows Forms, WPF, WF. Описано применение в приложениях современных технологий, таких как AJAX, LINQ и др. Показана работа с данными и базами данных. Уделено внимание автоматизации интегрированной среды разработки, созданию макросов, дополнительных модулей и мастеров. Показано использование Visual Studio Team System для коллективной работы над проектом, выполнение модульных и Web-тестов приложений и многое другое. Материал сопровождается практическими примерами и полезными советами.

Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008 Unleashed is an end-to-end, deep dive into the Visual Studio development environment. It’s meant to provide you guidance on how you can squeeze the ultimate productivity out of the many features built into the .NET development tools. Understanding how to use your tools will make you a better developer. This book was written with that premise as its focus.

The authors have folded in real-world development experience alongside detailed information about the IDE. The result is practical, easy-to-employ information that will make you a more productive and complete developer. This book also helps to ease your transition from other development environments and former versions of Visual Studio.

Finally, this book provides an entire section dedicated to Visual Studio Team System. It will help you understand how the Team Architect, Team Developer, Team Database Developer, and Team Tester work with the Team Foundation Server to increase team collaboration, visibility, and productivity.

Microsoft® Visual Studio 2008 Unleashed provides straight, to-the-point answers to common developer questions about the IDE.

Detailed Information on...

• What’s new in Visual Studio 2008
• Working with solutions, projects, editors, and designers
• Writing ASP.NET applications
• Writing and consuming Web Services using Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)
• Writing Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications
• Creating and hosting workflow-based applications using Windows Workflow Foundation (WF)
• Working with data and databases
• Refactoring code
• Debugging code
• Automating the IDE
• Writing macros, add-ins, and wizards
• Using team collaboration and the Visual Studio Team System products
• Managing source code changes
• Tracking projects with Team Foundation Server and work items
• Modeling applications
• Performing unit, web, and load testing
• Working with Team Foundation Build

Updated to incorporate the new features of Microsoft Visual Studio 2008, this in-depth reference looks at the development environment of Visual Studio 2008 and its applications in a real-world environment, covering such topics as .NET Framework, browsers and explorers, productivity aids, debugging, macros, databases, and Web services. Original. (Intermediate)