VS 2005, a New Hope

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VS 2005, a New Hope
Session Code GN.04, GN.05

• Alex Thissen, Frits Ankersmit
• Class-A

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Welcome

• Alex Thissen, Frits Ankersmit
• Class-A
• Kennisprovider
• Microsoft partner
• Coaching, training workshops
• Focus
• Architectuur Design
• Software ontwikkelstraat
• Visual Studio 2005
• MS SQL Server 2005

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Overview

• How to optimize the use of VS 2005
• Tips tricks
• Smart editing
• Customizing the environment
• Organizing projects solutions
• Power debugging

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Smart editing
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Surround

• Quick editing with code snippetsand templates

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Snippets

• Automate repetitive coding tasks
• Code snippet manager

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ltAltgtltTabgt vs. ltCtrlgtltTabgt

• Move around quickly
• Assist with Arrow keys

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Intelligent ltTabgt

• Use ltTabgt to complete a statement
• Use ltTabgtltTabgt to insert snippet
• ltAltgtltRight Arrowgt
• ltCtrlgtltSpacegt for intellisense

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Smart Copy paste

• Cycle Clipboard ring while paste
• ltCtrlgtltShiftgtV
• Block selection
• ltAltgtltMousegt
• Line copy
• ltCtrlgtC

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Scrolling and the Caret

• Use Arrow and Page keys to scroll with the caret
  following your movements
• Hold ltCtrlgt to scroll and keep the caret in its
  original position

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Outlining formatting

• Pretty print ugly formatted code
• ltCtrlgtK, ltCtrlgtD
• View white space
• ltCtrlgtR, ltCtrlgtW
• Keep Tabs

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Outlining

• Where am I?
• Regions everywhere
• Switch it off with Stop outlining

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Use the navigation bar
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Search and Replace

• Regular expressions
• Wildcards
• Scoping
• File
• document
• selection

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Customizing the environment
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Legibility of selected text

• Change fore and back ground colors

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Multiprocessor builds

• Use gt1 only if you do have multiprocessor

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VSS integration

• Prefer the independent developer

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Hide the dialogs
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Embrace consistent formatting
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Organize your files with tab groups

• Right click on any tab
• Drag

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Organize your windows(1/2)

• Precise floating and docking

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Organize your windows (2/2)

• Drag title bar with the mouse
• Position over markers for preview
• Hold ltCtrlgt to get absolute positioning
• Click and hold on the mouse
• Drag to right or bottom

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Close all Documents (but this)

• ltALTgt W L

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Sync tests and devcode
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Organizing solutions projects
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Templates

• Mechanism to create templates for
• Single items
• configuration files
• Single project
• Multi project solutions
• Use through Add new item

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Project and Solution Items

• Add Existing Item
• Sharing existing items between projects
• Share files (example .snk)
• Show All Files, Include In Project
• Drag drop from Windows Explorer
• Move Into from Miscellaneous Files

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Always show Solution
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Miscellaneous files

• Creates the miscellaneous project
• Quick access to temporary items
• Number determines how many are saved

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Use a default namespace
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Power debugging
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Debugging

• Start command window ltCtrlgtltAltgtA
• Use immed

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Debugger Startup (1/2)

• Manually attach debugger to process
• Debug, Start new instanceon project

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Debugger Startup (2/2)

• You can set multiple startup projectsE.g. client
  and server applications

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Debug Watching

• Hover over variables
• Watch window
• Quickwatch
• Visualizers
• Provided for default types
• Create your own

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Breakpoints

• Special BreakPoints window
• Breakpoint can be customized
• Filter
• Hit Count, Condition
• Action when hit
• Make sure correct process is attached

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Script Debugging

• Script Explorer
• Also provides access to included script files
• Make sure script debugging is NOT disabled in
  Internet Explorer
• Tools, Internet Options, Advanced, uncheck
  Disable Script Debugging (IE)

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References

• Book
• JAMES AVERY Visual Studio Hacks Tips Tools for
  Turbocharging the IDE first ed. march 2005
• Web
• http//msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/downloads/codesn
  ippets/VCS 

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Questions
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GN.04, GN.05
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Nullable as an afterthought

• Design your type as a struct
• Declare when using with System.NullableltTgt

public struct Achievement() // design //
declare public System.NullableltAchievementgt
_achievement // use public Achievement?
PersonalBest get set