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Visual Studio 2008 IDE Tips and TricksSara FordProgram Manager http://www.codeplex.com

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Coding

Debugging

Customizing

Activities

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Basics

Tip #0 – Don’t take notes

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Coding

Search

• Use the right search for the job

Editing

• Code more in less time

Navigation

• Go to code and files with ease

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Coding Tips

Demo

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Search

Tip #1 – Incremental search

Tip #2 – Find in Files

Tip #3 – Repeat search

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Editing

Tip #4 – Box selection

Tip #5 – Clipboard ring cycle

Tip #6 – Toolbox general tab

Tip #7 – Snippet tab tab

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Navigation

Tip #8 – Find Combo Box

Tip #9 – File Tab Channel

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Customizing

Keyboard Shortcuts

• Changing keyboard shortcuts

Window Management

• Increase font size; reposition windows

Project System

• Fine-tune your project

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Customizing Tips

Demo

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Customizing

Tip #10 – Change Keybindings

Tip #11 – Change Font Sizes

Tip #12 – Window Layouts

Tip #13 – Miscellaneous files

Tip #14 – Opening Visual Studio

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Debugging

Breakpoints

• Break when needed

Code Cleanup

• Remove what is not needed

Examining

• Take a closer look

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Debugging Tips

Demo

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Breakpoints and Code Cleanup

Tip #15 – Tracepoints

Tip #16 – Conditional Breakpoints

Tip #17 – Using Statements

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Examining

Tip #18 – Watch Windows

Tip #19 – DataTips Windows

Tip #20 – Immediate window

Tip #21 – Record macros

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Coding

Debugging

Customizing

Summary

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Resources

www.microsoft.com/teched Tech·Talks Tech·Ed BloggersLive Simulcasts Virtual Labs

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http://msdn.microsoft.com

Developer’s Kit, Licenses, and MORE!

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