Microsoft Visual Studio 2010: A Beginner's Guide

Essential Skills--Made Easy!Written by a Microsoft MVP and Visual Studio expert, this hands-on guide gets you started with the latest release of Microsoft's flagship Integrated Development Environment (IDE). Microsoft Visual Studio 2010: A Beginner's Guide shows you how to build applications from the ground up, covering C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, Silverlight, Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), and Windows Communication Foundation (WCF). You'll also learn how to customize the IDE, adding your own tools that integrate with Visual Studio 2010, and edit and debug your applications.Designed for Easy Learning Key Skills & Concepts--Chapter-opening lists of specific skills covered in the chapterNotes--Extra information related to the topic being coveredTips--Helpful reminders or alternate ways of doing thingsAnnotated Syntax--Example code with commentary that describes the programming techniques being illustratedJoe Mayo is an independent consultant, specializing in Microsoft.NET tecnnologies. He is the author of LINQ Programming and other books. Joe is also the recipient of multiple Microsoft MVP awards.