Visual Studio Essential Training: 05 Code Editors

Introduction

• Explore the wide world of Visual Studio 2019
• Using the exercise files
• What you need to know before starting this course
• How to install Visual Studio
• Download the Visual Studio installer
• Choose the workloads and components
• Verify the install
• Initial configuration of Visual Studio

1. Getting Started

• Visual Studio overview for beginners
• Beginners guide to the IDE features
• Explore the Visual Studio 2019 versions

2. Getting Comfortable with the Visual Studio IDE

• Working with files
• Introducing projects and solutions
• Creating projects
• Identifying the IDE tool and document window types
• Viewing projects and solutions in Solution Explorer
• Use folder view in Solution Explorer
• Use filter and scope in Solution Explorer

3. Working with Tabbed Editors

• Working with tabbed editors
• Preview tab contents
• Pinning tabbed editors
• Arranging and grouping tabbed editors

4. Windows Management

• Use Window Layout to save or reset tool window positions
• See more code in full-screen mode
• Navigate the IDE with the Navigation Helper
• Docking tool windows with the visualizer
• Use SplitView within an editor
• Quickly launch commands with the search tool

5. Work with Source Control

• Working with source control in Visual Studio
• Git and GitHub overview
• Adding a project to Git
• Clone the exercise files from GitHub
• Open solution from Team Explorer
• Use checkout to open exercise files from Git branches

6. Configure the Editor Settings

• Save or restore custom settings
• Explore the basic display settings for editors
• Configure the text editor settings
• Add line numbers for better document readability
• See more code at a glance with word wrapping
• Choose a programming font
• Change the IDE color theme
• Customize font colors

7. Code and Markup Editors

• Explore the code editor windows
• How the proper editor window is loaded
• Write example code
• Use outliners and regions in your code
• Use hover tips
• Quick actions
• Use IntelliSense effectively
• Change tracking for code edits
• Refactor your existing code
• Code snippets

8. Format Your Code

• Format and arrange code layout
• Set your format rules for a language
• Get consistent code with code styles
• Get consistent names with code styles
• Use EditorConfig for consistent code settings

9. Navigate and Explore

• Use the enhanced editor scrollbar
• Use the Class View to explore classes
• View class relationships with Class Diagram
• Look up type information
• Use Peek Definition to see inline definitions
• Find all references
• See critical reference info inline with CodeLens
• Find content and files with the Go To tool

10. Debugging Code

• Set the start-up project
• Use breakpoints effectively
• Step through code in the debugger
• Modify code while debugging with Edit and Continue
• See debug information with DataTips
• Use the Watch, Locals, and Autos windows
• Beyond the basic breakpoint
• Evaluate performance with PerfTips

11. Continuing Your Journey

• Additional tools available in Visual Studio
• Add extensions to enhance the IDE