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Visual Studio 2013 and .NET 4.5 Expert Cookbook

By : Abhishek Sur

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Visual Studio 2013 and .NET 4.5 Expert Cookbook

4.3 (3)

By: Abhishek Sur

Overview of this book

If you are a Visual Studio 2013 or .NET developer who would like to sharpen your existing skill set and adapt to new .NET technologies, this is the book for you. A basic understanding of .NET and C# is required.

Preface

Preface

What this book covers

What you need for this book

Conventions

Reader feedback

Customer support

Free Chapter

1. A Guide to Debugging with Visual Studio

1. A Guide to Debugging with Visual Studio

Introduction

Debugging source code using breakpoints

Using DataTips during debugging

Debugging a multithreaded program

Exploring the Command and Immediate windows

Making use of IntelliTrace in Visual Studio

Debugging a .NET program using the framework library source

Debugging a process that is already deployed

2. Enhancements to WCF 4.5

2. Enhancements to WCF 4.5

Introduction

Understanding Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) by creating a basic application

Hosting a WCF service in different hosting environments

Streaming data over a network using a WCF service

Writing a REST-based WCF service

Creating a WCF service using the Open Data Protocol standards

Extending a WCF service (service extensibility)

3. Building a Touch-sensitive Device Application Using Windows Phone 8

3. Building a Touch-sensitive Device Application Using Windows Phone 8

Introduction

Building your first Windows Phone 8 application following the MVVM pattern

Working with Launchers and Choosers in Windows Phone

Working with relational databases and persistent storage

Working with notifications in Windows Phone

4. Working with Team Foundation Server

4. Working with Team Foundation Server

Introduction

Configuring TFS for project hosting and management

Working with branching and merging in Team Foundation Server

Creating TFS-scheduled jobs

5. Testing Applications Using Visual Studio 2013

5. Testing Applications Using Visual Studio 2013

Introduction

Understanding Visual Studio unit test projects

Working with the Microsoft Fakes framework in Visual Studio

Understanding how Coded UI testing works in Visual Studio

6. Extending the Visual Studio IDE

6. Extending the Visual Studio IDE

Introduction

Working with T4 templates in Visual Studio

Working with Managed Extensibility Framework to write editor extensions

Creating Visual Studio Package for tool windows and editor menus

7. Understanding Cloud Computing with Windows Azure

7. Understanding Cloud Computing with Windows Azure

Introduction

Working with various storage options in Windows Azure

Creating, updating, and deploying a cloud service in Windows Azure

Working with SQL Azure

Working with HDInsight (Hadoop) for Big Data processing

Working with Mobile Services in Windows Azure

Index

Index

Introduction

Windows Phones are the newest smart device that has come to the market and host the Windows operating system from Microsoft. The new operating system that was introduced to the market significantly differs from the previous Windows mobile operating system. Microsoft has shifted gears on producing a consumer-oriented phone rather than an enterprise mobile environment. The operating system is stylish and focused on the consumer. It was built keeping a few principles in mind:

Simple and light, with focus on completing primary tasks quickly
Distinct typography (Segoe WP) for all its UI
Smart and predefined animation for the UI
Focus on content, not chrome (the whole screen is available to the application for use)
Honesty in design

Unlike the previous Windows Phone operating system, Windows Phone 8 is built on the same core on which Windows PC is now running. The shared core indicates that the Windows core system includes the same Windows OS, including NT Kernel, NT filesystem, and networking...

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