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    Get more done with search in Visual Studio
    Get more done with search in Visual Studio
    Mads KristensenMads KristensenOctober 26, 2020Oct 26, 202010/26/20
    Over the years, the Search feature in Visual Studio has gotten faster and more capable. You might have missed some of the things it can do to help you be more productive and get the most out of Visual Studio. So, let’s take a closer look at how you can use Search in your daily work. I hit Ctrl+Q to use Search every single day and have for...

    8SearchTips and Tricks
    How Do I Debug Async Code in Visual Studio?
    How Do I Debug Async Code in Visual Studio?
    Leslie RichardsonLeslie RichardsonJune 11, 2020Jun 11, 202006/11/20
    Debugging async code is challenging. Let's explore some Visual Studio tools that can help you debug your async programs easier!

    5.NETasync
    How Do I Think About Async Code?!
    How Do I Think About Async Code?!
    Leslie RichardsonLeslie RichardsonJune 10, 2020Jun 10, 202006/10/20
    What's asynchronous code? When and why should you use it? Check out this introduction to asynchronous code and how you can apply it to your future programs!

    20.NETasync
    Modernizing Find in Files
    Modernizing Find in Files
    Dante GagneDante GagneDecember 12, 2019Dec 12, 201912/12/19
    Find in Files is one of the most commonly used features in Visual Studio, and in Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5 preview 1, we've given it the first round of improvements to make it faster and look more in line with the overall Visual Studio look and feel. This post will walk through the improvements and help developers get the most out of it.

    35FindFind in Files
    Tracepoints: Debug with less clutter
    Tracepoints: Debug with less clutter
    AvatarSagar ShettySeptember 24, 2019Sep 24, 201909/24/19
    Have you ever accidentally shipped a log statement to production? Are you tired of cleaning up log statements while debugging? The tool to solve your problems has been here all along!

    26Debugging and DiagnosticsProductivity
    Become a Visual Studio for Mac super user with this Tips and Tricks Video Series
    Become a Visual Studio for Mac super user with this Tips and Tricks Video Series
    Cody BeyerCody BeyerJanuary 30, 2019Jan 30, 201901/30/19
    Visual Studio for Mac comes packed with powerful, yet hidden features. In this video series, we put together a number of tips and tricks to help you become more productive and efficient with writing code with Visual Studio for Mac. Whether you're creating a new game with Unity or a new web application with .NET Core, these short, roughly 5-minute, videos will help you do it better and faster. Check out the new series now!

    2Tips and TricksVisual Studio for Mac
    Build Visual Studio extensions using Visual Studio extensions
    Build Visual Studio extensions using Visual Studio extensions
    Mads KristensenMads KristensenDecember 20, 2018Dec 20, 201812/20/18
    What if the community of extension authors banded together to add powerful features to Visual Studio that made it easier to create extensions? That’s the idea behind Extensibility Essentials – an extension pack that ships community-recommended extensions for extension authors.

    9ExtensionsTips and Tricks
    How to Convince Your Management to Upgrade to Visual Studio 2017 for C# and C++ Developers
    How to Convince Your Management to Upgrade to Visual Studio 2017 for C# and C++ Developers
    Kasey UhlenhuthKasey UhlenhuthJuly 31, 2018Jul 31, 201807/31/18
    Visual Studio 2017 is our best IDE yet. To help you write great code, it’s packed with new Refactorings and Quick Actions, and offers unit testing, debugging, navigation, and code style improvements. It loads solutions faster than ever, and ships with C# 7.3 and the MSVC compiler toolset that conforms to the latest C++ standards.

    Comments are closed.0.NET.NET Framework
    Snapshots on Exceptions while debugging with IntelliTrace
    Snapshots on Exceptions while debugging with IntelliTrace
    Deborah ChenDeborah ChenMay 24, 2018May 24, 201805/24/18
    Have you ever encountered an exception in your application while debugging, and wanted to know exactly what the state of the app was at that point in time? With a new feature in IntelliTrace, you can! Learn how to use IntelliTrace's new snapshots on exceptions feature, which enables you to go back to a previous exception event and see the state of the application at the time the exception was thrown.

    1.NETASP.NET
    7 Hidden Gems in Visual Studio 2017
    7 Hidden Gems in Visual Studio 2017
    Anson HortonAnson HortonOctober 5, 2017Oct 5, 201710/5/17
    I’ve been working on developer tooling for over 16 years, and I still love it when I find a new tip or trick that shaves seconds off a repetitive task. The set below are features that I see infrequently used but can save loads of time! Gem #1 - Expression Evaluator Format Specifiers The part of the debugger that processes the language ...

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