Chapter 1. The Evolution of
Visual Studio .NET
The normal development cycle for a Microsoft product is about two years. Microsoft Visual Studio .NET, which was released in February 2002, took more than three years to develop. The reason this product revision took longer than usual was .NET, Microsoft's technology for managed applications and XML Web services, which was also released in 2002. Visual Studio .NET 2003, the focus of this book, was released nearly a year after .NET. It was revised to be released in tandem with Microsoft .NET Server 2003; both use the .NET Framework version 1.1.In this chapter, we'll provide a brief overview of .NET and unmanaged development in Visual Studio .NET. We'll then introduce some of the features of the integrated development environment (IDE) to provide some context for the extensibility and customization discussion throughout the rest of the book. And finally, we'll discuss the extensibility features that make Visual Studio .NET an extremely compelling tool for programmers who are really looking to customize and extend their development environment.
• Table of Contents • CD-ROM Inside Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET 2003 By
Brian Johnson, Craig Skibo Publisher : Microsoft Press Pub Date : February 12, 2003 ISBN : 0-7356-1874-7 Pages : 576
Learn how to put all the built-in power of Microsoft® Visual Studio® .NET 2003 to work with this comprehensive, in-depth programming guide. It drills down into the internal workings of Visual Studio .NET to help you get the most out of its features, editors, and project-management capabilities. You''ll see how to extend this rich, integrated development environment to maximize your productivity for any project, no matter where you are in the development cycleor which language you use. You''ll also learn how to use macros and add-ins to simplify your work. Code examples in every chapter show you exactly what to do.