You're reading from Visual Studio 2019 Tricks and Techniques A developer's guide to writing better code and maximizing productivity

Product type Paperback

Published in Jan 2021

Publisher Packt

ISBN-13 9781800203525

Length 386 pages

Edition 1st Edition

Languages

Tools

.NET Core

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Application Development

Authors (2):

Aaron Cure

Paul Schroeder

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Table of Contents (21) Chapters

Preface

1. Section 1: Visual Studio IDE Productivity Essentials

2. Chapter 1: Flavors of Visual Studio FREE CHAPTER

3. Chapter 2: Keyboard Shortcuts

4. Chapter 3: IDE Tips and Tricks

5. Chapter 4: Working with a Repository

6. Chapter 5: Working with Snippets

7. Chapter 6: Database Explorers

8. Chapter 7: Compiling, Debugging, and Versioning

9. Section 2: Customizing Project Templates and Beyond

10. Chapter 8: Introduction to Project and Item Templates

11. Chapter 9: Creating Your Own Templates

12. Chapter 10: Deploying Custom Templates

13. Section 3: Leveraging Extensions for the Win

14. Chapter 11: Overviewing Visual Studio 2019 Extensions

15. Chapter 12: Overviewing VS Code Extensions

16. Chapter 13: CodeMaid is Your Friend

17. Chapter 14: Be Your Team's Hero with CodeGenHero

18. Chapter 15: Secure Code with Puma Scan

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Appendix

Preview Features

One little-known item in the Visual Studio IDE is the ability to enable and disable Preview Features. These are typically IDE enhancements that are still considered under development but ready to try out. Note that it is possible to disable any of the features you enable if it causes problems. The exact list of items available tends to vary depending on the version of the IDE you currently have installed. In other words, each Visual Studio release has different items added and removed, so you must check the release notes for details. To see what is available to you, navigate through this menu structure, Options | Environment | Preview Features:

Figure 3.13 – Preview Features

Cool as they are, chances are you are not going to find anything critical to your project's completion in the Preview Features. Visual Studio, as a software product, has been around for a very long time. That means there has been ample opportunity to incorporate...