General VS 2010 Tips

In this chapter, you'll learn:
Visual Studio 2010

  1. Code Optimized Profile

    By Joe Stagner|November 5, 2009

    In this video you will learn how to use the "Web Development (Code Optimized)" profile option in Visual Studio 2010 that hides the designer tab and focuses on a source-only editing experience .

  2. Code Search View Hierarchy

    By Joe Stagner|November 11, 2009

    In this video you will learn about Visual Studio's code search view hierarchy.

  3. IntelliSense Smart Lists

    By Joe Stagner|November 11, 2009

    In this video you will learn about list filtering in Visual Studio's IntelliSense.

  4. Multi-Monitor Support

    By Joe Stagner|November 11, 2009

    In this video you will learn about Visual Studio's support of multiple monitor scenarios to improve your use of screen real-estate, and optimize your overall development workflow.

  5. New Web Project Template

    By Joe Stagner|November 11, 2009

    In this video you will learn about Visual Studio's new web project starter template.

  6. New Multi-Targeting

    By Joe Stagner|November 11, 2009

    In this video you will learn how to use Visual Studio's enhanced multi-targeting support which allows you to use and target multiple versions of .NET.

  7. Websites Instead of Web Projects

    By Joe Stagner|November 11, 2009

    In this video you will learn about Visual Studio IDE Start Page changes which affect how you create or open Websites.

  8. Snippets IntelliSense

    By Joe Stagner|November 11, 2009

    In this video you will learn about Visual Studio's snippet support of HTML, ASP.NET markup and JavaScript.

ASP.NET MVC Books

Microsoft's Jon Galloway recommends these books for learning ASP.NET MVC:

Pro ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework

Pro ASP.NET MVC 3 Framework

by Adam Freeman, Steven Sanderson

Professional ASP.NET MVC 3 (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

Professional ASP.NET MVC 3 (Wrox Programmer to Programmer)

by Jon Galloway, Phil Haack,Brad Wilson, K. Scott Allen

Test Drive ASP.NET MVC

Test Drive ASP.NET MVC

by Jonathan McCracken