Cover	1
	Title Page	7
	Copyright	8
	About the Author	11
	About the Technical Editor	11
	Credits	13
	Acknowledgments	15
	Contents	17
	Introduction	33
	Who This Book is for	33
	What This Book Covers	34
	How This Book is Structured	34
	What you Need to use This Book	36
	Conventions	37
	Source Code	37
	Errata	38
	P2P.Wrox.Com	38
	Part I: Integrated Development Environment	43
	Chapter 1: A Quick Tour	45
	Getting Started	45
	Installing Visual Studio 2017	45
	Running Visual Studio 2017	51
	Is Visual Studio Really Cloud Enabled?	51
	The Visual Studio IDE	53
	Developing, Building, Debugging, and Deploying Your First Application	55
	Summary	60
	Chapter 2: The Solution Explorer, Toolbox, and Properties	63
	The Solution Explorer	64
	Previewing Files	67
	Common Tasks	68
	The Toolbox	80
	Arranging Components	82
	Adding Components	84
	Properties	85
	Extending the Properties Window	87
	Summary	91
	Chapter 3: Options and Customizations	93
	The Start Page	94
	Customizing the Start Page	95
	Window Layout	95
	Viewing Windows and Toolbars	95
	Docking	96
	Saving the Window Layout	99
	The Editor Space	101
	Navigating Open Items	101
	Fonts and Colors	104
	Visual Guides	105
	Full-Screen Mode	106
	Tracking Changes	107
	Other Options	107
	Keyboard Shortcuts	108
	Quick Launch	110
	Projects and Solutions	111
	Build and Run	112
	VB Options	113
	Importing and Exporting Settings	114
	Synchronized Settings	116
	Summary	117
	Chapter 4: The Visual Studio Workspace	119
	The Code Editor	119
	The Code Editor Window Layout	119
	Regions	121
	Outlining	121
	Code Formatting	122
	Navigating Forward/Backward	123
	Additional Code Editor Features	124
	Split View	125
	Tear Away (Floating) Code Windows	126
	Duplicating Solution Explorer	128
	Creating Tab Groups	128
	Advanced Functionality	130
	Code Navigation	132
	Peek Definition	132
	Enhanced Scrollbar	133
	Structure Visualizer	136
	Navigate To	137
	The Command Window	138
	The Immediate Window	139
	The Class View	140
	The Error List	141
	The Object Browser	141
	Summary	142
	Chapter 5: Find and Replace and Help	143
	Quick Find/Replace	144
	Quick Find	144
	Quick Replace	145
	Find Options	146
	Find and Replace Options	146
	Find/Replace in Files	146
	Find in Files	147
	Find Dialog Options	148
	Regular Expressions	148
	Results Window	150
	Replace in Files	151
	Accessing Help	152
	Navigating and Searching the Help System	154
	Configuring the Help System	154
	Summary	155
	Part II: Getting Started	157
	Chapter 6: Solutions, Projects, and Items	159
	Solution Structure	160
	Solution File Format	161
	Solution Properties	162
	Common Properties	162
	Configuration Properties	164
	Project Types	166
	Project Files Format	168
	Project Properties	169
	Application	170
	Compile (Visual Basic Only)	173
	Build (C# and F# Only)	175
	Build Events (C# and F# Only)	176
	Debug	177
	References (Visual Basic Only)	178
	Resources	179
	Services	180
	Settings	181
	Reference Paths (C# and F# Only)	182
	Signing	183
	My Extensions (Visual Basic Only)	183
	Security	184
	Publish	185
	Code Analysis	185
	C/C++ Code Analysis Tool	188
	Web Application Project Properties	188
	Web	188
	Package/Publish Web	189
	Package/Publish SQL	190
	Web Site Projects	191
	NuGet Packages	192
	NuGet Package Manager	192
	Package Manager Console	193
	Summary	194
	Chapter 7: IntelliSense and Bookmarks	197
	IntelliSense Explained	198
	General IntelliSense	198
	IntelliSense and C++	200
	Completing Words and Phrases	200
	Parameter Information	207
	Quick Info	208
	JavaScript IntelliSense	208
	The JavaScript IntelliSense Context	209
	Referencing Another JavaScript File	210
	XAML IntelliSense	211
	IntelliSense Options	212
	General Options	212
	Statement Completion	214
	C#-Specific Options	214
	Extended IntelliSense	215
	Code Snippets	215
	XML Comments	216
	Adding Your Own IntelliSense	216
	Bookmarks and the Bookmark Window	217
	Summary	219
	Chapter 8: Code Snippets and Refactoring	221
	Code Snippets Revealed	222
	Storing Code Blocks in the Toolbox	222
	Code Snippets	222
	Using Snippets in C#	223
	Using Snippets in VB	225
	Surround With Snippet	226
	Code Snippets Manager	226
	Creating Snippets	228
	Reviewing Existing Snippets	228
	Distributing Code Snippets	233
	Accessing Refactoring Support	234
	Refactoring Actions	234
	Extract Method	234
	Encapsulate Field	235
	Extract Interface	236
	Change Signature	237
	Inline and Explaining Variables	238
	Rename	239
	Simplify Object Initialization	240
	Inline Variable Declarations	241
	Use “throw” Expression	241
	Generate Method Stub	242
	Remove and Sort Usings	243
	Summary	243
	Chapter 9: Server Explorer	245
	Server Connections	246
	Event Logs	247
	Message Queues	249
	Performance Counters	252
	Services	255
	Data Connections	257
	SharePoint Connections	257
	Summary	257
	Part III: Digging Deeper	259
	Chapter 10: Unit Testing	261
	Your First Test Case	262
	Identifying Tests Using Attributes	267
	Additional Test Attributes	268
	Unit Tests and Code Lens	270
	Asserting the Facts	271
	The Assert Class	271
	The StringAssert Class	272
	The CollectionAssert Class	272
	The ExpectedException Attribute	273
	Initializing and Cleaning Up	274
	TestInitialize and TestCleanup	275
	ClassInitialize and ClassCleanup	275
	AssemblyInitialize and AssemblyCleanup	275
	Testing Context	275
	Data	276
	Writing Test Output	279
	Live Unit Testing	280
	Advanced Unit Testing	281
	Custom Properties	281
	Testing Private Members	282
	IntelliTest	284
	Summary	286
	Chapter 11: Project and Item Templates	289
	Creating Templates	289
	Item Template	290
	Project Template	294
	Template Structure	295
	Template Parameters	296
	Template Locations	297
	Extending Templates	297
	Template Project Setup	298
	IWizard	298
	Generating the Extended Project Template	303
	Starter Kits	304
	Online Templates	305
	Summary	306
	Chapter 12: Managing Your Source Code	307
	Source Control	308
	Selecting a Source Control Repository	308
	Accessing Source Control	309
	Summary	314
	Part IV: Desktop Applications	315
	Chapter 13: Windows Forms Applications	317
	Getting Started	317
	The Windows Form	318
	Appearance Properties	320
	Layout Properties	320
	Window Style Properties	320
	Form Design Preferences	320
	Adding and Positioning Controls	323
	Vertically Aligning Text Controls	324
	Automatic Positioning of Multiple Controls	324
	Tab Order and Layering Controls	326
	Locking Control Design	326
	Setting Control Properties	327
	Service-Based Components	328
	Smart Tag Tasks	328
	Container Controls	329
	Panel and SplitContainer	329
	FlowLayoutPanel	330
	TableLayoutPanel	331
	Docking and Anchoring Controls	332
	Summary	333
	Chapter 14: Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)	335
	What Is WPF?	336
	Getting Started with WPF	337
	XAML Fundamentals	339
	The WPF Controls	340
	The WPF Layout Controls	341
	The WPF Designer and XAML Editor	344
	Working with the XAML Editor	345
	Working with the WPF Designer	346
	The Properties Tool Window	350
	Data Binding Features	354
	Styling Your Application	359
	Windows Forms Interoperability	361
	Hosting a WPF Control in Windows Forms	362
	Hosting a Windows Forms Control in WPF	364
	Debugging with the WPF Visualizer	366
	Summary	368
	Chapter 15: Universal Windows Platform Apps	369
	What Is a Windows App?	370
	Content before Chrome	371
	Snap and Scale	371
	Semantic Zoom	372
	Tiles	372
	Embracing the Cloud	372
	Creating a Windows App	373
	The Windows Simulator	376
	Windows Runtime Components	380
	.NET Native Compilation	381
	Compiling Using .NET Native Tools	382
	Summary	383
	Part V: Web Applications	385
	Chapter 16: ASP.NET Web Forms	387
	Web Application Versus Web Site Projects	388
	Creating Web Projects	389
	Creating a Web Site Project	389
	Creating a Web Application Project	393
	Designing Web Forms	396
	The HTML Designer	396
	Positioning Controls and HTML Elements	399
	Formatting Controls and HTML Elements	401
	CSS Tools	402
	Validation Tools	406
	Web Controls	408
	Navigation Components	408
	User Authentication	409
	Data Components	410
	Master Pages	414
	Rich Client-Side Development	416
	Developing with JavaScript	416
	Working with ASP.NET AJAX	417
	Summary	420
	Chapter 17: ASP.NET MVC	421
	Model View Controller	422
	Getting Started with ASP.NET MVC	423
	Choosing a Model	426
	Controllers and Action Methods	427
	MVC Scaffolding	427
	Rendering a UI with Views	430
	Advanced MVC	437
	Routing	437
	Action Method Parameters	442
	Areas	445
	Validation	448
	Partial Views	450
	Dynamic Data Templates	451
	jQuery	454
	Summary	455
	Chapter 18: .NET Core	457
	What Is .NET Core?	458
	Working with ASP.NET Core	460
	project.json versus csproj	460
	Creating an ASP.NET Core Application	461
	NuGet Package Manager	466
	Bower Package Manager	470
	Summary	473
	Chapter 19: Node.js Development	475
	Getting Started with Node.js	475
	Node Package Manager	482
	Task Runner Explorer	486
	Summary	489
	Chapter 20: Python Development	491
	Getting Started with Python	492
	Cookiecutter Extension	497
	Summary	499
	Part VI: Mobile Applications	501
	Chapter 21: Mobile Applications Using .NET	503
	Using Xamarin	504
	Creating a Xamarin Forms Project	505
	Debugging Your Application	508
	Universal Windows Platform	508
	Android	508
	iOS	522
	Summary	526
	Chapter 22: Mobile Applications Using JavaScript	527
	What Is Apache Cordova?	528
	Creating an Apache Cordova Project	529
	Merges Folder	530
	Plugins Folder	531
	www Folder	531
	Additional Files and Folders	531
	Debugging in Apache Cordova	537
	Summary	540
	Part VII: Cloud Services	541
	Chapter 23: Windows Azure	543
	The Windows Azure Platform	544
	The Compute Emulator	546
	Communicating between Roles	547
	Application Deployment	550
	SQL Azure	553
	Service Fabric	555
	Azure Mobile App	557
	Azure Virtual Machines	558
	Connectivity	558
	Endpoints	558
	Virtual Network	559
	Summary	560
	Chapter 24: Synchronization Services	561
	Occasionally Connected Applications	562
	Server Direct	562
	Getting Started with Synchronization Services	566
	Synchronization Services over N-Tiers	570
	Summary	571
	Chapter 25: SharePoint	573
	SharePoint Execution Models	574
	Farm Solution	574
	Sandbox Solution	574
	App Model	575
	Preparing the Development Environment	575
	Creating a SharePoint Project	578
	Running Your Application	587
	Summary	589
	Part VIII: Data	591
	Chapter 26: Visual Database Tools	593
	Database Windows in Visual Studio 2017	594
	Server Explorer	594
	The Data Sources Window	599
	SQL Server Object Explorer	600
	Editing Data	601
	Redgate Data Tools	602
	ReadyRoll Core	602
	SQL Prompt Core	607
	SQL Search	609
	Summary	611
	Chapter 27: The ADO.NET Entity Framework	613
	What Is the Entity Framework?	614
	Getting Started	615
	Creating an Entity Model	615
	The Entity Data Model Wizard	615
	The Entity Framework Designer	619
	Creating/Modifying Entities	624
	Creating/Modifying Entity Associations	627
	Entity Inheritance	629
	Validating an Entity Model	629
	Updating an Entity Model with Database Changes	629
	Querying the Entity Model	630
	LINQ to Entities Overview	630
	Getting an Object Context	631
	CRUD Operations	631
	Navigating Entity Associations	635
	Advanced Functionality	637
	Updating a Database from an Entity Model	637
	Adding Business Logic to Entities	637
	Plain Old CLR Objects (POCO)	638
	Entity Framework Core	638
	Summary	638
	Chapter 28: Data Warehouses and Lakes	639
	What Is Apache Hadoop?	639
	Hadoop Distributed File System	640
	MapReduce	640
	Additional Components	641
	HDInsight	641
	Azure Data Lakes	642
	Data Lake Tools for Visual Studio	642
	Creating a Hive Application	644
	Creating a Pig Application	648
	Summary	652
	Chapter 29: Data Science and Analytics	653
	What Is R?	654
	R Tools for Visual Studio	654
	Debugging an R Script	658
	Workspaces	661
	Plotting Windows	662
	Summary	664
	Part IX: Debugging	665
	Chapter 30: Using the Debugging Windows	667
	The Code Window	667
	Breakpoints	668
	DataTips	668
	The Breakpoints Window	668
	The Output Window	669
	The Immediate Window	670
	The Watch Windows	672
	QuickWatch	672
	Watch Windows 1–4	673
	Autos and Locals	674
	The Code Execution Windows	674
	Call Stack	674
	Threads	675
	Modules	675
	Processes	676
	The Memory Windows	676
	Memory Windows 1–4	677
	Disassembly	677
	Registers	678
	The Parallel Debugging Windows	679
	Parallel Stacks	679
	Parallel Tasks	681
	Exceptions	682
	Summary	685
	Chapter 31: Debugging with Breakpoints	687
	Breakpoints	687
	Setting a Breakpoint	688
	Adding Break Conditions	690
	Working with Breakpoints	692
	Tracepoints	694
	Execution Control	696
	Stepping through Code	696
	Run to Cursor	698
	Moving the Execution Point	698
	Edit and Continue	698
	Rude Edits	699
	Stop Applying Changes	699
	Summary	699
	Part X: Build and Deployment	701
	Chapter 32: Upgra Ding With Visual Studio 2017	703
	Upgrading from Recent Visual Studio Versions	704
	Upgrading to .NET Framework 4.6.2	707
	Summary	708
	Chapter 33: Build Customization	711
	General Build Options	711
	Manual Dependencies	714
	The Visual Basic Compile Page	715
	Advanced Compiler Settings	716
	Build Events	718
	C# Build Pages	721
	MSBuild	723
	How Visual Studio Uses MSBuild	723
	The MSBuild Schema	726
	Assembly Versioning via MSBuild Tasks	727
	Summary	729
	Chapter 34: Obfuscation, Application Monitoring, and Management	731
	The IL Disassembler	732
	Decompilers	733
	Obfuscating Your Code	735
	Dotfuscator and Analytics	735
	Obfuscation Attributes	740
	Words of Caution	742
	Application Monitoring and Management	744
	Tamper Defense	745
	Application Instrumentation and Analytics	746
	Summary	748
	Chapter 35: Packaging and Deployment	749
	Windows Installer XML Toolset	750
	Building an Installer	751
	Using Heat to Create Fragments	754
	The Service Installer	758
	ClickOnce	758
	One Click to Deploy	759
	One Click to Update	763
	Summary	765
	Chapter 36: Web Application Deployment	767
	Web Deployment	768
	Publishing a Web Application	768
	Publishing to Azure	771
	Web Project Installers	775
	The Web Platform Installer	777
	Extending the Web Platform Installer	778
	Summary	781
	Chapter 37: Continuous Delivery	783
	Nomenclature	784
	Continuous Delivery	784
	Continuous Integration	784
	DevOps	785
	Continuous Delivery Tools	785
	Setting Up Continuous Delivery	786
	Heads Up Code Analysis	788
	Automatic Build Notifications	789
	Summary	792
	Part XI: Visual Studio Editions	793
	Chapter 38: Visual Studio Enterprise: Code Quality	795
	Dependency Verification	796
	Exploring Code with Code Maps	800
	Code Cloning	802
	Summary	802
	Chapter 39: Visual Studio Enterprise: Testing and Debugging	803
	Automated Tests	804
	Web Performance Tests	804
	Load Tests	806
	Coded UI Tests	810
	Generic Tests	811
	Ordered Tests	811
	IntelliTrace	811
	Diagnostic Tools	814
	IntelliTest	816
	Summary	817
	Chapter 40: Visual Studio Team Services	819
	Getting Started with Git	820
	Version Control	824
	Committing	824
	Branching	825
	Syncing	825
	Work Item Tracking	826
	Work Item Queries	826
	Work Item Types	828
	Adding Work Items	828
	Work Item State	829
	Builds	829
	Web Portal	831
	Summary	832
	Index	833
	EULA	863