Pro Visual Studio

Adam Freeman is an experienced IT professional who has held senior positions in a range of companies, most recently serving as chief technology officer and chief operating officer of a global bank. Now retired, he spends his time writing and long-distance running.

Part I - Getting Started 1. Introduction 2. Understanding Visual Studio and Windows 8 3. Taking a tour of Visual Studio Part II - Using Visual Studio 4. Creating projects and solutions 5. Using the text editor and design surface 6. Customizing Visual Studio Part III - Creating Applications 7. Creating Console Applications 8. Creating Metro Applications 9. Creating Windows Applications 10. Creating Web Applications 11. Creating Windows Phone Applications 12. Creating Network Applications 13. Creating Cloud Applications Part IV - The Windows 8 Support Services (WinRT) 14. Communications and Data 15. Graphics and Media 16. Devices and Printing Part V - Building and Deploying Applications 17. Managing the build process 18. Packaging applications 19. Deploying applications Part VI - Working with Data 20. Using the server explorer 21. Exploring relational databases 22. Adding data to a project 23. Creating data models Part VII - Testing & Debugging 24. Debugging Applications 25. Using Unit Testing 26. Profiling Application Performance