Microsoft Visual Studio is an IDE for the .NET family of languages.
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Does Microsoft have a free version of Visual Studio? [closed]
Not a trial, but a truly free version that they offer users to download....
I was wondering in case I somehow missed the option on their website. Any version of Visual Studio will do.
If not, are ...
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Is it a good idea to include Installer Project within single solution?
I have pretty large code base for the client product I am working on. I am using Visual Studio 2010 for my development and it's hectically slow. I can get rid off this by disabling the installer ...
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Visual Studio UML reference to another modeling project
I am creating several components and have broken them into different class diagrams / modeling projects. I have to do this because a single diagram simply isn't big enough. Is there a way for a ...
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When people work in different countries and need to work together how to keep code in correct language
I'm a member of a small new team and with one of our latest builds I noted that, VS2010 code files don't contain language formatting.
So for example when I write down a Euro symbol in my code or ...
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How to integrate SQL Server 2008 R2 Reports on web site [migrated]
I am creating a site that is mainly used to view reports. The database is SQL Server 2008 R2 Express with Reporting Services. I was thinking of using Business Intelligence Development Studion to ...
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How to see bits of an integer in Visual Studio
As far as I know it is not possible to see the bits of an integer in Visual Studio, you can see variables in decimal or hexadecimal format in the Locals and Watch windows in the debugger.
Why is this ...
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RESTful Design: Multiple Relationships Between the Same 2 Entities
I am in the process of designing RESTful web services and got stuck at one point. The design is very simple with 3 entities:
- Project
- Status
- Employee
The part I am having trouble with is ...
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How to properly diagram lambda expressions or traversals through them in Architecture Explorer?
I'm exploring a piece of code in Architecture Explorer in Visual Studio 2010 to study the relations between methods. I noticed a strange behavior.
Take the following source code. It generates a hello ...
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Define which tests are run after build in Visual Studio 2012
Visual Studio 2012 has a new feature where it automatically runs your unit tests after every build.
I would like to use this feature, but I have a number of tests that should not be run after every ...
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What type of projects should each of these projects be given their particular purposes?
I'm working in a creation of a new system that should be able to change the presentation layer without trouble, also be able to comport web-services, shop areas, internal control of data, creation of ...
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Buying an MSDN license [closed]
I work as a full time developer (primarily using Visual Studio and VB.NET) with two other developers and three application support technicians. We use Visual Studio 2008 and do not have an MSDN ...
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How to associate a new/modified changeset with an existing review in VisualStudio 2012
I'm trying out the new Code Review tool in Visual Studio 2012. Which seems okay for the most part, but I've hit a wall in regards to when changes are required.
How should this be handled in a code ...
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Can Visual Studio 2008 run side by side with Visual Studio 2012? [closed]
Unfortunately I have to continue to use it to support a Windows Mobile codebase.
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How to learn (master?) Visual Studio 2012 [closed]
What are good resources/books for learning this beast?
I quickly get overwhelmed when I get inside it (VS 2012 Ultimate), and feel overwhelmed that I'll never be able to fully learn it. There ...
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Moving away from .Net to Ruby and coping without intellisense
I am in the process of trying to learn Ruby, however after spending nearly 10 years in the MS stack I am struggling to get by without intellisense. I've given RubyMine a try which does help however ...
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Building old 32-bit Visual Studio 2003 projects on 64-bit Windows [closed]
I'm working with a legacy product build environment that depends on (among other things) Microsoft Visual Studio .Net 2003. We're updating our build environment to use 64-bit machines, since our ...
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Environment Variables and Visual Studio 2012
I have a problem with Visual Studio 2012 and Environment Variables under Windows 7.
I added a variable called {LIBS} with the value C:/libs/.
In C:/libs/ are folders containing C++ libraries.
So far, ...
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What plugin should I use to integrate TortoiseSVN into Visual Studio 2012 on Windows 8? [closed]
I have TortoiseSVN installed on my local machine just to improve my knowledge of subversion on some small personal projects. I downloaded and attempted to install VisualSVN to integrate TortoiseSVN ...
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How to organize MVVM files in solution
I'm fairly new to the MVVM concept but like a lot of the flexibility it gives me so far. However, I'm struggling to find a good way to manage my code. I have several classes that are just sitting in ...
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Main differences between “Monodevelop” and “Visual Studio” [closed]
What are the main differences between Monodevelop and Visual Studio? I specifically want to know the differences while writing programs on C# language.
I want to know the difference because I am a ...
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How to test a localized WPF application in visual studio 2012
I am trying to create a localized application in C# / WPF in Visual Studio 2012. For that I created two resource files and changed one string in a (XAML) window to use the resource files (instead of a ...
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Pair programming remotely with Visual Studio?
What tools exist to facilitate pair programming with Visual Studio when the programmers are not in the same physical location? At the moment we are thinking voice (Skype?) plus remote desktop (VNC? ...
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Is Resharper still a significant improvement for Visual Studio 2012 [closed]
I currently use Resharper with VS 2008 Pro. I find it almost a necessity to be as productive as I can be due to lack of some of the basic refactors/shortcuts in VS.
However I was wondering if since ...
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Using Visual Studio as a Task-Focused IDE
Are there patterns or libraries or any official Microsoft SDK for using Visual Studio as a specifically Task-Focused UI?
For example, both Revolution R (IDE for the R language) and SQL 2012 (and I ...
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I need to go from Linux to VS2012 fast. Anybody have a guide? [closed]
I need to parallelize a library through the use of a graphic accelerator. I have had no trouble doing similar work on Linux but I am struggling with using Visual Studios 2012.
I can't figure out how ...
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Should I start MCPD training now or wait for new exams? [closed]
i apologize if this question has been asked before, or if this is the wrong place to put it.
I'm beginning my study track for the MCPD certification in Web Development. However, Microsoft plans to ...
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How do you safely work around broken code? [closed]
Once in a while, a co-worker will check-in bad code which blocks my application from initializing properly.
To get around this problem quickly, I comment out the offending code. I then forget to ...
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Visual Studio 2012 - Express vs Professional
I'm having trouble finding a feature comparison between Visual Studio 2012 express edition and the professional edition. I'm using the trial Profession version at the moment, but it'll run out soon, ...
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Visual studio for Windows XP [closed]
Visual Studio 2012 do not support windows XP and Microsoft Store does not seem to sell VS 2010 anymore, any idea how can I use Visual Studio Professional for development in Windows XP?
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Taking a Projects Development to the Next Level
I have been looking for some advice for a while on how to handle a project I am working on, but to no avail. I am pretty much on my fourth iteration of improving an "application" I am working on; the ...
