11 Tips for Visual Studio 2022
30mIntermediate2022-08-04
Authors

Walt Ritscher
Programmer, UI Designer, Staff Instructor at LinkedIn Learning
Course details
If you need to work in Microsoft Visual Studio, this course can make your job simpler, faster, and more interesting. Instructor Walt Ritscher explores eleven Visual Studio tips, starting with how to use the new IEnumerable data visualizer. Walt goes over adding columns for ultrawide monitors, automatically saving files, and suppressing the “run the last successful build” dialog message. He explains the Developer Command Prompt for PowerShell, as well as how to create a project from existing files, squash and combine Git commits, and use keyboard shortcuts to find information. Plus, Walt walks you through using the VS command-line tool to manage Visual Studio, automatically tracking your active document, and previewing XML documentation.
Skills covered
Visual StudioWeb Development ToolsSoftware Development ToolsWeb DevelopmentMicrosoftSoftware DevelopmentOne-Off
Concepts
0. Introduction
- 01 - Visual Studio tips for you
- 02 - How to access the sample code on GitHub
1. Eleven Tips
- 03 - Visualize IEnumerables while debugging
- 04 - Add columns for ultrawide monitors
- 05 - Auto-save files
- 06 - Suppress the run the last successful build dialog message
- 07 - Use Windows Terminal and PowerShell in the IDE
- 08 - Create project from existing files
- 09 - Squash and combine Git commits
- 10 - Keyboard shortcuts for finding information
- 11 - Use dotnet-vs to manage Visual Studio
- 12 - Automatically track your active document
- 13 - Extension - Preview XML documentation
Continue Your Journey
- 14 - Other tips
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