Visual Studio 2008 all-in-one desk reference for dummies

Visual Studio 2008 is packed with features that help you create better software and do it with less repetition and drudgery. Visual Studio 2008 All-In-One Desk Reference For Dummies shows you how to make the most of this cool suite of tools! It's all here! This comprehensive, seven-books-in-one guide gets you up and running with Visual Studio 2008 in no time. You'll discover Microsoft's vision for Visual Studio, get familiar with the .Net environment and languages, and learn how to install, browse, and make connections with Visual Studio. Soon, you'll be building applications for Vista, Offic.

Bk. I. Visual Studio 2008 Overview -- Ch. 1. What Is Visual Studio? -- Ch. 2. Exploring .NET -- Ch. 3. Modern Software Development -- Ch. 4. The Languages of .NET -- Ch. 5. The Many Editions of Visual Studio 2008 -- Bk. II. Getting Started -- Ch. 1. Installing Visual Studio Professional -- Ch. 2. Browsing Visual Studio -- Ch. 3. Making Connections with Visual Studio -- Ch. 4. Upgrading .NET -- Bk. III. Building Applications -- Ch. 1. Getting Smart about Smart Clients -- Ch. 2. Building Smart Client User Interfaces -- Ch. 3. Building Visual C++ Applications -- Ch. 4. Building Web Applications -- Ch. 5. Using AJAX For Rich Web Pages -- Ch. 6. Laying Out Your Site -- Ch. 7. Exploring ASP.NET Services -- Ch. 8. Building a Mobile Application -- Bk. IV. Getting Acquainted With data Access -- Ch. 1. Accessing Data with Visual Studio -- Ch. 2. Show Me the Data -- Ch. 3. Working with Strongly Typed DataSets -- Ch. 4. Working with XML -- Ch. 5. Under the Hood with ADO.NET -- Ch. 6. Using Visual Studio with SQL Server -- Ch. 7. LINQ -- Bk. V. Coding -- Ch. 1. Programming with Visual Studio 2008 -- Ch. 2. Understanding Data Types -- Ch. 3. Get Some Class -- Ch. 4. Wiring Up Events in the User…