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7 More Lesser-known Debugging Tactics for Visual Studio
7 More Lesser-known Debugging Tactics for Visual Studio
Kaycee Anderson Kaycee Anderson September 18, 2017 Sep 18, 2017 09/18/17
So, you really liked learning about 7 Lesser Known Debugging Hacks for Visual Studio? Good news is that there is always more to learn! The Visual Studio debugger is an enchanting creature that can save you loads of time while finding and fixing issues in your application. It is bursting with tools that can make debugging easier… if you know ...

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7 lesser known hacks for debugging in Visual Studio
7 lesser known hacks for debugging in Visual Studio
Visual Studio Blog Visual Studio Blog June 26, 2017 Jun 26, 2017 06/26/17
The Visual Studio debugger is a magical beast that can save you loads of time while finding and fixing issues in your application. It is chock-full of tools that can make debugging easier… if you know they exist, and where to find them! Let’s look at 7 lesser known goodies you can use to help you #SuperChargeYourDebugging. 1. Click to Set ...

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Visual Studio Hidden Gems
Visual Studio Hidden Gems
Visual Studio Blog Visual Studio Blog July 29, 2016 Jul 29, 2016 07/29/16
Visual Studio is a powerful IDE with hundreds of productivity features to empower developers to do more, faster. I joined the Visual Studio team about a year ago, and here are some of the great things I’ve discovered. These are all in Visual Studio 2015, and some have been there for a few versions now so you’ll find them in previous ...

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Tools for Apache Cordova – Samples and Docs
Tools for Apache Cordova – Samples and Docs
Visual Studio Blog Visual Studio Blog June 1, 2015 Jun 1, 2015 06/1/15
Open source code is the norm for so many developers these days, and unsurprisingly, so is open documentation. From Azure to TypeScript, public repositories have become a go-to place for sharing samples, tutorials, and “tips and tricks” so that everyone can learn and contribute together as a community. So beginning today, we’...

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Debugging Tips and Tricks
Debugging Tips and Tricks
Visual Studio Blog Visual Studio Blog May 22, 2015 May 22, 2015 05/22/15
Unfortunately bugs are a part of software development, and despite our best efforts to write software correctly from the start we spend a lot of time in the debugger. While bugs are an unfortunate fact of life, finding them doesn’t have to be as painful as it often is. For you problem-solvers out there, the Visual Studio 2015 debugger ...

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15 minute blog post: A Hidden Feature in Visual Studio 2010
15 minute blog post: A Hidden Feature in Visual Studio 2010
Visual Studio Blog Visual Studio Blog June 5, 2010 Jun 5, 2010 06/5/10
The sunset in Seattle was spectacular this evening. My wife and I climbed the water tower in Volunteer Park to look across the Sound as the sun dipped behind the Olympic mountains and, in the space of a few minutes, the sky turned from blue to orange and pink. We both agreed that the Emerald City and its surroundings can be breathtakingly ...

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Tips and Tricks:  Apply (or Don’t Apply) Cut or Copy commands to blank lines
Tips and Tricks: Apply (or Don’t Apply) Cut or Copy commands to blank lines
Visual Studio Blog Visual Studio Blog March 25, 2010 Mar 25, 2010 03/25/10
As you may know, Visual Studio’s cut and copy commands are useful for more than just selected text.  If you invoke them when there is no selection, VS will cut or copy your entire line, which saves you the trouble of selecting the line before adding it to the clipboard.  Although a lot of developers find this helpful, we ...

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Troubleshooting pkgdef Files
Troubleshooting pkgdef Files
Visual Studio Blog Visual Studio Blog March 22, 2010 Mar 22, 2010 03/22/10
For those using the Visual Studio 2010 SDK to create extensions for Visual Studio, you should find the creation and use of .pkgdef files to be mostly automatic (see What's a PkgDef and Why?). However, like anything involving computers and software, there are occasions that require manual intervention because they aren’t covered by the ...

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Tips and Tricks: Quickly Closing Documents
Tips and Tricks: Quickly Closing Documents
Visual Studio Blog Visual Studio Blog March 20, 2010 Mar 20, 2010 03/20/10
In VS 2010, we made a design decision to move the “X” from the right side of the Tab Well  to within each tab.  Before (VS 2008) After (VS 2010) The majority of feedback around this change was positive, but, as with most UI changes, there has been a vocal group that preferred the older placement.  When asked what ...

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Tips and Tricks: Clipboard Ring and Toolbox Snippets
Tips and Tricks: Clipboard Ring and Toolbox Snippets
Visual Studio Blog Visual Studio Blog March 10, 2010 Mar 10, 2010 03/10/10
I was spending some time responding to Connect bugs the other day when I ran across this suggestion: “It would be nice to have a clip board history window that could be next to the control toolbox as a nice utility window. (Often in presentations I see Microsoft presenters using a custom clipboard tool for such a purpose). Many times I wish...

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