Getting Started with Visual Studio 2022: Learning and Implementing New Features

by Dirk Strauss

Chapter 1: Getting to Know Visual Studio 2022 - Installing Visual Studio - Visual Studio 2022 System Requirements - Visual Studio is 64-bit - Full .NET 6.0 Support - Using Workloads - Exploring the IDE - The Solution Explorer - Toolbox - The Code Editor - New Razor Editor - Hot Reload - Navigating Code - Navigate Forward and Backward Commands - Navigation Bar - Find All References - Find Files Faster - Reference Highlighting - Go To Commands - Go To Definition - Peek Definition - Subword Navigation - Features and Productivity Tips - Track Active Item in Solution Explorer - Hidden Editor Context Menu - Open in File Explorer - Finding Keyboard Shortcut Mappings - Clipboard History - Go To Window - Navigate to Last Edit Location - Multi-caret Editing - Sync Namespaces to Match Your Folder Structure - Paste JSON as Classes - Enable Code Cleanup on Save - Add Missing Using on Paste - Features in Visual Studio 2022 - Visual Studio Search - Solution Filters - Visual Studio IntelliCode - Whole Line Completions - Quick Actions - Visual Studio Live Share Chapter 2: Working with Visual Studio 2022 - Visual Studio Project Types - Various Project Templates - MAUI - Creating a MAUI Application - Consuming REST Services in MAUI - Using SQLite in a MAUI app - Managing NuGet Packages - Using NuGet in Visual Studio - Hosting Your Own NuGet Feeds - Managing nmp Packages - Creating Project Templates - Creating and Using Code Snippets - Creating Code Snippets - Using Bookmarks and Code Shortcuts - Bookmarks - Code Shortcuts - Adding Custom Tokens - The Server Explorer - Running SQL Queries - Visual Studio Windows - C# Interactive - Code Metrics Results - Send Feedback - Personalising Visual Studio - Document Management Customisations - Visual Studio Themes Chapter 3: Debugging Your Code - Working with Breakpoints - Setting a Breakpoint - Conditional Breakpoints and Actions - Temporary Breakpoints - Dependant Breakpoints - Dragging Breakpoints - Force Run to Cursor - Manage Breakpoints with Labels - Exporting Breakpoints - Using DataTips - Visualizing Complex Data Types - Using the Watch Window - The DebuggerDisplay Attribute - Evaluate Functions Without Side Effects - Format Specifiers - Diagnostic Tools - CPU Usage - Memory Usage - The Events View - The Right Tool for the Right Project Type - Immediate Window - Attaching to a Running Process - Attach to a Remote Process - Reattaching to a Process - Remote Debugging - System Requirements - Download and Install Remote Tools - Running Remote Tools - Start Remote Debugging Chapter 4: Unit Testing - Creating and Running Unit Tests - Create and Run a Test Playlist - Testing Timeouts - Using Live Unit Tests - Using IntelliTest to Generate Unit Tests - Focus IntelliTest Code Exploration - How to Measure Code Coverage in Visual Studio Chapter 5: Source Control - Create a GitHub Account - Create and Clone a Repository - Cloning a Repository - Create a Branch from Your Code - Creating and Handling Pull Requests - Working with Stashes - Multi-repo Support - Git Commit Graph

332 pages, Paperback

Published January 7, 2023