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# 0801 - Visual Studio Tips and Tricks
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Since the beginning, Visual Studio has been the premiere tool to build and work with .NET code using C#. This windows-based integrated development environment tool has been available in various versions since 1997 to its latest version Visual Studio 2022.
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Wikipedia has a nice article about the history of [Visual Studio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_Studio).
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## Current Version and Acquision
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[Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.com) is available in a freemium licensing model, with a [community edition](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/) available for students and folks that are hoobyists or learning.
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There is also a Professional edition available for organizations as well as an Enterprise edition with additional tools and access to services
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## Code Writing Tips
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- `Ctrl+.` to pop open the code suggestion panel with code-fixes and suggestions
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- `Ctrl+<SPACE>` to open the intellisense panel with code-completion suggestions
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- `<TAB>` to choose a code-completion option and accept it
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- `<UP>` and `<DOWN>` when the code-completion window is open to select other options
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- `<UP>` and `<DOWN>` when the method signature completion window is open to select optional override signatures
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- Hold the `Ctrl` key to make these pop-ups semi-transparent
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- `Ctrl+X` to cut highlighted text to the clipboard
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- `Ctrl+C` to copy highlighted text to the clipboard
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- `Ctrl+V` to paste the contents of the clipboard
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- `Ctrl+E C` or `Ctrl+K C` to comment the current line of code
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- `Ctrl+E U` or `Ctrl+K U` to uncomment the current line of code
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- `Alt+<UP>` to move the current line of code up
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- `Alt+<DOWN>` to move the current line of code down
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When writing HTML or other markup syntax
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- `Shift+Alt+W` to wrap the current markup with a div element
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When you have JSON or XML on the clipboard, try **Edit - Paste Special - Paste as Classes**
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Try the **C# Interactive** window to get a REPL experience where you can experiment writing code
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## Code Navigation Tips
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- `Ctrl+F` to find text in the current file
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- `Ctrl+H` to find and replace text in the current file
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- `Ctrl+Shift+F` to find text in the current solution / project with options including regular expressions
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- `Ctrl+Shift+H` to find and replace text in the current solution / project with options including regular expressions
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- `Ctrl+Q` - Search features of Visual Studio
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- `Ctrl+T` - Search your code - filenames, classes, interfaces, methods, properties, events, enums
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- `Ctrl+G` - Goto line number
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- `F12` - Goto definition of the object under cursor
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- `Shift+F12` - Find all references of the object under cursor
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- `Ctrl+F12` - Find all implementations of the interface under cursor, if not an interface, goes to definition
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- `Shift+F2` to add a new file with a template based on the extension you specify
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- `Previous Mouse Button` to navigate to the previous code ___location
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- `Next Mouse Button` to navigate to the next code ___location
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- `Ctrl+M M` to collapse / expand the current block of code
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Hold Alt while selecting lines vertically to select a block of code and work with all of it at once
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### Bookmarks
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- `Ctrl+B T` to toggle a bookmark for quick navigation
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- `Ctrl+B P` to navigate to the previous bookmark
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- `Ctrl+B N` to navigate to the next bookmark
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Customize the scroll bar to show a map of your file by right-clicking on the scroll-bar and choosing 'Scroll bar options'
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Right-click on the tab bar and choose **Set Tab Layout** to allow you to move the tabs to the left or right, and customize their appearance
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Configure Solution Explorer to **Track Active Item** to ensure that the current file is always highlighted in Solution Explorer
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## Debugger Tips
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- `F5` to start your application and begin debugging
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- `Ctrl+F5` to start your application WITHOUT debugging
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- `F10` to start your application, begin debugging, and stop on the first line of your code
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### While debugging
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- `F11` step into the next line of your code
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- `F10` step OVER the current code and don't execute it
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- `F9` toggle a breakpoint on the current line of code (can also be set when not debugging)
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- `Ctrl+Shift+F9` delete all breakpoints
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- `Shift+F11` execute and step out of the current method
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- `Strl+Alt+P` attach to currently running process
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Tricks to make debugging easier:
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- Right-click on a breakpoint and add a condition to force the breakpoint to only stop when a condition is met
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- Use Locals, Watch, and Immediate windows to get insight into the current variables in scope and execute arbitrary code while working in debug mode
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- Configure your own data for the locals and watch windows by adding the [`DebuggerDisplay` attribute](https://learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/debugger/using-the-debuggerdisplay-attribute)
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- Use the Call Stack window to navigate back and forth across the calling methods
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More advanced debugging capabilities available:
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- Debug on a remote machine with the [remote debugger](https://learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/debugger/remote-debugging). This requires installing some tools on the target machine
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- Debug inside a Docker container
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- Debug inside Windows Subsystem for Linux
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- Debug a [MAUI app on a connected device](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/android/device/setup)
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- Use the [Snapshot Debugger](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/snapshot-debugger/snapshot-debugger) to walk through a collected snapshot from Azure Application Insights
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## Make Visual Studio yours
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- Get your favorite themes from the [marketplace](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/search?term=theme&target=VS&category=All%20categories&vsVersion=vs2022&sortBy=Relevance)
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- Convert themes from Visual Studio Code for Visual Studio 2022 with the [Theme Converter](https://github.com/microsoft/theme-converter-for-vs)
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- Play sounds for various Visual Studio events like 'Build Succeeded' or 'Build Failed' with the System Sounds menu in Windows
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## Extensions
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- [GitHub Copilot](https://github.com/features/copilot) - get suggestions to help write code based on your comments and other code open in Visual Studio (paid service with a free trial available)
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- [Spell Checker](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=EWoodruff.VisualStudioSpellCheckerVS2017andLater)
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- [Live Share](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/services/live-share/) to allow others to collaborate on the code you're working on

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# Season 8 - Tools for C# Developers
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We've learned about the many different ways that you can write code with C# to build applications, systems of applications, and more. Let's spend some time learning more about the tools we can use to write .NET code with C#.
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| Session | Description |
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| --- | --- |
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| [0801](0801-VisualStudio/README.md) | Visual Studio 2022 |
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| [0802](0802-VisualStudioCode/README.md) | Visual Studio Code |
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| [0803](0803-CommandLine/README.md) | Command-line and Text editors |

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