Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Unleashed

This is the eBook version of the printed book. If the print book includes a CD-ROM, this content is not included within the eBook version. Microsoft Visual Studio 2005 Unleashed is a deep dive into the Visual Studio 2005 tool. Specifically, it will provide you with solid guidance and education that will allow you to squeeze the ultimate productivity and use out of the Visual Studio 2005 development environment. This book folds in real-world development experience with detailed information about the IDE to make you more productive and ease transition from other development environments (including prior versions of Visual Studio). This book will also help you increase team collaboration and project visibility with Visual Studio Team Systems and it will give you straight, to-the-point answers to common developer questions about the IDE.   Chapters include: Code Viewers, Explorers, and Browsers Refactoring Code 8 Writing ASP .NET Applications Defining Standards and Practices Introduction to Visual Studio Team System Work Item Tracking  Unit and Load Testing

Table of Contents:
Introduction Who Should Read This Book? How Is This Book Organized?           Part I: An Introduction to Visual Studio 2005 and NET           Part II: The Visual Studio 2005 Environment: In-depth           Part III: Visual Studio 2005 at Work           Part IV: Visual Studio Team System Conventions Used in This Book Part I: An Introduction to Visual Studio 2005/NET 1 A Quick Tour of Visual Studio 2005 Some Welcome Enhancements           Design, Write, and Discover Code           Edit and Debug Code           Share (and Consume) Code with a Community           Target Different Customer Experiences           Connect with Data           Automate Application Testing Sorting Through the SKUs           Express Editions           Standard Edition           Visual Studio Professional Edition           Visual Studio Team System Summary 2 A Quick Tour of the IDE Installation           Choosing a Language           Installing Source Control           Configuring Your Development Environment The Start Page           Startup Options Your First Project The Menu Bar The Many Toolbars           The Standard Toolbar The Toolbox The Visual Designers The Text Editors           The Code Editors           Editor Customizations The Solution Explorer   The Properties Window  Managing the Many Windows of the IDE           Pinning           Docking Summary 3 NET Framework and Language Enhancements in 2005 Shared NET Language Additions           Generics           Nullable Types           Partial Types (Classes)           Properties with Mixed Access Levels           Ambiguous Namespaces VB Language Enhancements           The Continue Statement           Unsigned Types              IsNot Operator              Using Block           Form Access Similar to VB6           Explicit Zero Lower Bound on an Array           Operator Overloading           Custom Events C# Language Enhancements           Anonymous Methods           Static Classes           Reference Two Versions of the Same Assembly           Friend Assemblies NET Framework 20 Enhancements           New Features of Core Technologies Summary Part II The Visual Studio 2005 Environment In-depth 4 Solutions and Projects Understanding Solutions           Creating a Solution           Working with Solutions Getting Comfortable with Projects           Creating a Project           Working with Project Definition Files           Working with Projects Summary 5 Browsers and Explorers Solution Explorer           Visual Cues and Icons           Managing Solutions           Managing Projects Class View           Toolbar           The Search Bar           Objects Pane           Members Pane Server Explorer           Data Connections           Server Components Object Browser           Changing the Scope           Browsing Objects Performance Explorer           Creating a Performance Session           Configuring a Session           Session Targets           Reports           Understanding Performance Reports Macro Explorer           The Macros Root Node           Projects           Modules           Macro Document Outline           Editing Elements Summary 6 Introducing the Editors and Designers The Basics           The Text Editor           Visual Studio Designers Coding with the Code Editor           Opening an Editor           Writing Code in the Code Editor           Anatomy of the Code Editor Window           Code Navigation Tools           Searching Documents           Debugging in the Text Editor           Printing Code           Using the Code Definition Window Creating and Editing XML Documents and Schema Developing Windows Forms Applications           Customizing the Form’s Appearance           Adding Controls to a Form           Writing Code Developing Web Forms           Designing a Web Form Application Authoring Components and Controls           Creating a New Component or Control           Further Notes on Writing Component Code Summary   7 Working with Visual Studio's Productivity Aids Basic Aids in the Text Editor           Change Tracking           Coding Problem Indicators           Active Hyperlinking           Syntax Coloring   Outlining and Navigation           Code Outlining               HTML Navigation Smart Tags and Smart Tasks                HTML Designer               Windows Forms Designer           Code Editor  IntelliSense           Complete Word             Quick Info           List Members           Parameter Info                Code Snippets and Template Code           Brace Matching               Customizing IntelliSense  The Task List                Comment Tasks             Shortcut Tasks                 User Tasks   Summary   8 Refactoring Code Visual Studio Refactoring Basics           Invoking the Refactoring Tools           Previewing Changes  Rename             Accessing the Rename Operation           Working with the Rename Dialog Box  Extract Method              Accessing the Extract Method Refactor           Extracting Methods           Generate Method Stub Extract Interface           Accessing the Extract Interface Refactor           Extracting Interfaces Refactor Parameters           Remove Parameters           Promote Local to Parameter           Reorder Parameters Encapsulate Field           Accessing Encapsulate Field           The Encapsulate Field Dialog Box  Summary 9 Debugging with Visual Studio 2005 Debugging Basics           The Scenario           The Many Phases of Debugging            Debugging the Application (Self-Checking)                Debugging Basics Summary The Visual Studio Debugger                 The Debug Menu and Toolbar              Debug Options                 Stepping In, Out, and Over Code            Indicating When to Break into Code              Working with Tracepoints (When Hit…)           Viewing Data in the Debugger               Using the Edit and Continue Feature               Remote Debugging Summary   10 The Visual Studio Automation Object Model An Overview of the Automation Object Model           Object Model Versions               Automation Categories                The DTE/DTE2 Root Object Solution and Project Objects            Controlling Projects in a Solution           Accessing Code Within a Project Windows             Referencing Windows                Interacting with Windows           Text Windows and Window Panes           The Tool Window Types              Linked Windows   Command Bars    Documents           Text Documents    Command Objects           Executing a Command                Mapping Key Bindings      Debugger Objects  Automation Events Summary   11 Writing Macros, Add-ins, and Wizards Writing Macros              Recording a Macro             Using the Macro Explorer           Using the Macro IDE           Handling Events            Invoking Macros  Writing Visual Studio Add-ins             Managing Add-ins             Running the Add-in Wizard           The Structure of an Add-in            A Sample Add-in: Color Palette    Creating a Visual Studio Wizard           Examining the Wizard Structure           Creating an Add New Item Wizard Summary   12 The NET Community: Consuming and Creating Shared Code The Community Features of Visual Studio                The Visual Studio Start Page           The Community Menu    Discovering and Consuming Shared Content           Examining Shared Content Types           Finding the Right Content            Installing and Storing Shared Content  Giving Back to the Community           Creating Shared Items (Project and Item Templates)             Creating Project Templates            Creating Item Templates              Packaging Your Creation              Publishing Your Creation   Summary   Part III: Visual Studio 2005 at Work 13 Creating ASPNET User Interfaces The Basics of an ASPNET Website           Creating a New Web Application Project           Controlling Project Properties and Options                Creating Web Pages Designing Your User Interface             Determining Page Layout and Control Positioning             Creating a Common Look and Feel                Creating a User-Configurable UI Working with the ASPNET Controls               ASPNET Control Enhancements           The New Controls Inside ASPNET Summary 14 Building Windows Forms The Basics of Form Design           Considering the End User           Understanding the Role of UI Standards            Planning the User Interface Creating a Form             The Windows Application Project Type           Form Properties and Events Adding Controls and Components                 Control Layout and Positioning             Using Containers           Control Appearance and Behavior           Working with ToolStrip Controls           Displaying Data   Creating Your Own Controls                Subclassing an Existing Control             Designing a User Control             Creating a Custom Control Summary   15 Working with Databases Creating Tables and Relationships           Creating a New SQL Server Database              Defining Tables               Using the Database Diagram Designer    Working with SQL Statements              Writing a Query              Creating Views                Developing Stored Procedures              Creating Triggers             Creating User-Defined Functions Using Database Projects           Creating a Database Project           Auto-Generating Scripts               Executing a Script Creating Database Objects in Managed Code           Starting a SQL Server Project                Creating a Stored Procedure in C# Binding Controls to Data           An Introduction to Data Binding           Auto-Generating Bound Windows Forms Controls               Manually Binding Windows Forms Controls              Data Binding with Web Controls Summary   16 Web Services and Visual Studio Web Services Defined               Web Service Terms   The Components of a Web Service Project                NET Web Services             ASPNET Web Service Project                The Web Service Files Developing a Web Service            Creating the Web Service             Accessing and Invoking the Web Service Consuming a Web Service           Defining a Web Reference           Viewing the Web Reference           Calling the Web Service     Managing Web Service Exceptions                Creating a Web Service Exception           Handling a Web Service Exception Summary Part IV: Visual Studio 2005 Team System 17 Team Collaboration and Visual Studio Team System A View of Software Development Projects               MSF Agile              MSF for CMMI      Introducing the Visual Studio Team System              Visual Studio Team Architect                 Visual Studio Team Developer              Visual Studio Team Test               Team Foundation Server    Summary   18 Managing and Working with Team Projects Anatomy of Team Foundation Server              The Application Tier           The Data Tier           Security     Managing a Team Project           Creating a New Team Project                 Adding Users to a Project Team            Controlling Project Structure and Iterations     Contributing to a Project Team           Connecting to a Team Foundation Server           Using Team Explorer           Using the Project Portal               Using Microsoft Office               Using Project Alerts           Working with Project Reports      Summary   19 Source Control The Basics of Team Foundation Source Control           Basic Architecture           Security Rights and Permissions   Getting Started with Team Foundation Source Control                 Configuring Visual Studio           Using the Source Control Explorer Window               Managing Workspaces                 Adding Files to Source Control   Editing Files Under Source Control               Retrieving a File from the Source Repository             Checking in Your Changes            Understanding the Concept of Changesets               Shelving Your Code           Merging Changes Branching and Merging           Branching             Merging      Summary   20 Work Item Tracking Understanding Work Items           Understanding the Role of Work Items and the SDLC            Picking the Work Item Set for Your Project               Identifying Work Item Commonalities   Using Team Explorer to Manage Work Items   Understanding Team Role Perspectives           Project Vision                 Project Manager              Business Analyst              Developer            Tester Customizing Work Items           Seeding the Process with Work Items               Customizing an Existing Work Item     Summary   21 Modeling Team Architect Artifacts           Project Templates           Item Templates    Designing Your Application                Working with the Application Diagram Defining a System           System Diagram    Defining Your Infrastructure               Logical Datacenter Diagram Deploying Your Application                 Deployment Diagram           Validate Deployment           Deployment Report Implementing Your Application           Setting Implementation Properties           Generating Projects Visually Developing Code            Class Diagram                 Adding Items           Defining Relationships Between Classes           Defining Methods, Properties, Fields, and Events       Summary   22 Testing Creating, Configuring, and Managing Tests              Test Projects           Test Items            Test Manager           Testing Configuration      Developer Testing            A Sample Unit Test           Writing Effective Unit Tests           Using Unit Test Classes and Methods               Creating Unit Tests           Running Unit Tests           Code Coverage Analysis   Web Testing           Recording a Web Test           Managing Web Test Requests                 Running the Web Test and Viewing Results              Seeding a Web Test with Data                Extracting Values from Web Tests            Requesting Validation Rules Load Testing           Creating a Load Test           Reviewing and Editing a Load Test           Running Load Tests and Reviewing Results     Manual Tests                 Creating a Manual Test                Executing a Manual Test    Generic Tests       Ordered Tests               Creating an Ordered Test   Summary 23 Team Foundation Build An Overview of Team Foundation Build           Team Foundation Build Architecture      Creating a New Build               Specifying New Build Information           Editing a Build Type           The Role of MSBuild Starting a Build              Scheduling Builds           Invoking a Build  Monitoring and Analyzing Builds           Introducing the Team Build Browser                The Build Report   Summary