Visual Studio 2008

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.

""Visual Studio® 2008 All-in-one Desk Reference for Dummies""; ""Contents at a Glance""; ""Table of Contents""; ""Introduction""; ""Who Should Read This Book?""; ""About This Book""; ""Foolish Assumptions""; ""Conventions Used in This Book""; ""How This Book Is Organized""; ""About the Companion Web Site""; ""Icons Used in This Book""; ""Book I: Visual Studio 2008 Overview""; ""Contents at a Glance""; ""Chapter 1: What Is Visual Studio?""; ""The Role of the Integrated Development Environment""; ""Visual Studio as the Hub""; ""The Keeper of . NET""; ""New Features in Visual Studio 2008""

""Chapter 2: Exploring . NET""""Following the Evolution of . NET""; ""Getting Acquainted with the . NET Components""; ""Peering into the Future of . NET""; ""Using the New Features in . NET""; ""Chapter 3: Modern Software Development""; ""Software Engineering in Action""; ""Components Defeat Monoliths""; ""Managed Code Execution""; ""Taking Out the Garbage""; ""Chapter 4: The Languages of . NET""; ""Looking at the Languages of . NET""; ""Choosing the Right Language for the Job""; ""Becoming a Good Programmer""; ""Chapter 5: The Many Editions of Visual Studio 2008""

""Making Sense of the Visual S…